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German
Etymology
From quälen + -erei.
Pronunciation
Noun
Quälerei f (genitive Quälerei, plural Quälereien)
- (countable) torture
- Synonym: Folter
- Der Gefangene ertrug die Quälereien. ― The prisoner endured all torture.
- (countable) torture; psychological burden, mental strain
- Synonym: Qual
- Die endlos jammernden Gören waren für alle eine Quälerei. ― The incessantly whiny brats were a torture for everybody.
- (uncountable, colloquial, figurative) torture; unpleasant, straining activity (usually for physical tasks)
- Synonyms: Qual, Mühsal
- Für ihn wurden selbst Alltagsaufgaben zur Quälerei. ― Even mundane tasks have become a torture for him.
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Further reading
- “Quälerei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Quälerei” in Duden online
- “Quälerei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon