quälend
agonizing
Causing severe physical or emotional pain and therefore being extremely unpleasant or burdensome.
EXAMPLE
Der quälende Schmerz ließ ihn die ganze Nacht nicht schlafen.
The agonizing pain kept him awake all night.
quälend
agonizing
quälend – quälender – am quälendsten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry quälend, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | quälend |
|---|---|
| comparative | quälender |
| superlative | am quälendsten |
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Word family
'Quälend' (agonizing) belongs to the word family of 'quälen' (to torment) and is formed from this verb. The form describes something that is currently causing suffering or is experienced as burdensome.
EXAMPLE
Die quälende Ungewissheit machte ihr die Entscheidung schwer.
The agonizing uncertainty made it difficult for her to make a decision.
Physical collocations
When referring to physical complaints, 'quälend' (agonizing) is often used with words such as 'Schmerz' (pain), 'Husten' (cough), 'Juckreiz' (itching), or 'Durst' (thirst). These combinations describe complaints that place a heavy burden on someone over an extended period.
EXAMPLE
Ein quälender Husten raubte dem Kind den Schlaf.
An agonizing cough kept the child from sleeping.
Emotional collocations
For emotional burdens, 'quälend' (agonizing) is often combined with 'Angst' (fear), 'Gedanken' (thoughts), 'Erinnerungen' (memories), or 'Zweifel' (doubts). Such combinations show that not only the body but also the mind can be severely affected.
EXAMPLE
Nach dem Streit kreisten quälende Gedanken in ihrem Kopf.
After the argument, agonizing thoughts kept circling in her head.
Compare with
quälend vs qualvoll
agonizing
Qualvoll and quälend can both describe a very distressing experience. Qualvoll emphasizes how intensely someone experiences something as suffering or torment, while quälend puts more emphasis on the lasting effect or the cause of that torment. Use qualvoll for the experience and quälend for what causes the distress.
quälend
Das lange Warten auf die Nachricht war quälend und ließ sie kaum schlafen.
The long wait for the news was agonizing and left her barely able to sleep.
qualvoll
Das lange Warten auf die Nachricht war für sie qualvoll.
The long wait for the news was agonizing for her.
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