living death

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living death

noun living deaths

idiomatic, uncountable, usually A condition of suffering, solitude, or impairment so extreme as to deprive one's existence of all happiness and meaning. La[dy Anne]. Neuer hung poiſon on a fouler toade, Out of my ſight thou doeſt infect my eies. Glo[ucester]. Thine eies ſweete Lady haue infected mine. La[dy Anne]. Would they were baſiliſkes to ſtrike thee dead. Glo[ucester]. I would they were that I might die at once, For now they kill me with a

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@misc{living_death_2026,
  title = {living death},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/living%20death},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}