living death

noun

Definitions

  1. A condition of suffering, solitude, or impairment so extreme as to deprive one's…

    A condition of suffering, solitude, or impairment so extreme as to deprive one's existence of all happiness and meaning.

    • If their creed were no longer tolerated, then, and if they remained true to it, they must either fly from the country or spend a living death tugging at an oar or working in a chain-gang upon the roads.

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