dree
1
9.9
A long time of suffering and hardship
- noun
- /driː/
- Archaic
:
sufrimiento
Examples
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Dree, report.
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Dree, report.
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Dree, report.
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Dree Hemingway in Sean Baker's "Starlet."
Blog text (22) -
Her life was a long dree, filled with challenges and perseverance.
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The villagers spoke of the dree they faced during the harsh winter months.
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After months of dree, he finally found a way to overcome his difficulties.
Synonyms
suffering
vsdree
636
2.8
Pain and trouble that a person feels in the body or mind
refers specifically to a prolonged difficult period rather than any pain
95
6.1
A deep sadness or a serious problem someone has
means a long enduring hardship rather than brief emotional sorrow
streak of misery
vsdree
7.9
A long time when someone suffers a lot
is an archaic term for prolonged hardship emphasizing endurance
long-sufferance
vsdree
9.9
To accept pain or hardship without complaint for a long time
focuses on a prolonged hard experience rather than the patience itself
Antonyms
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dree comes from an old English and Scots verb drēogan that meant 'to endure' or 'to suffer', and it kept the idea of a long, hard time. So dree as a noun is a period of suffering or hardship.