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put someone out of their misery

verb puts someone out of their misery · putting someone out of their misery · put someone out of their misery

  1. idiomatic, informal, transitive To submit a suffering person or an animal to euthanasia.

    Similar: euthanise, euthanize

  2. figuratively, idiomatic, informal, transitive To end or destroy something for the good of the individuals involved in it. And with some United supporters actually pleading with referee Clattenburg to put them out of their misery, one more moment of brilliance from the magical Silva found Dzeko surging into the area to finish left-footed for his second.
  3. idiomatic, informal, transitive To relieve somebody's anxiety by supplying information that they wanted to know. Well, I'll put you out of your misery: the amount we won on the lottery was only ten dollars.

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verb informal: to euthanize

Españoleutanizar, acabar con el sufrimiento de
中文安樂死 /安乐死 ānlèsǐ
Portuguêsacabar com o sofrimento de
Françaismettre fin aux souffrances de, abréger les souffrances de
Deutscheinschläfern, den Gnadenschuss geben
Românăcurma suferința
Русскийизба́вить от страда́ний izbávitʹ ot stradánij, изба́вить от муче́ний izbávitʹ ot mučénij, изба́вить от мук izbávitʹ ot muk

verb figurative: to relieve by supplying information

Deutschnicht länger auf die Folter spannen

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@misc{put_someone_out_of_their_misery_2026,
  title = {put someone out of their misery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/put%20someone%20out%20of%20their%20misery},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}