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living death

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun living death has 1 sense
  1. living death - a state of constant misery
    --1 is a kind of
    misery, wretchedness

Definitions from the Web

Living Death

Noun (popular sense): The state of being in a lifeless or exceptionally dull existence.

Example sentence: After losing his job and going through a painful breakup, John felt trapped in a living death of loneliness and despair.

Noun (local sense): A term used in certain cultural or religious beliefs to describe a state of existence between life and death.

Example sentence: According to ancient folklore, those who commit grave sins are condemned to a living death, unable to move on to the afterlife.

Adjective (popular sense): Characterized by extreme boredom, monotony, or unhappiness.

Example sentence: Jane realized that her mundane office job was slowly turning into a living death, draining all the joy out of her daily routine.

Adjective (local sense): Related to the cultural or religious concept of a state of existence between life and death.

Example sentence: During the ritual, the tribe members painted their bodies with symbols representing the living death ceremony.

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