Quälerei

== German == === Etymology === From quälen +‎ -erei. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [kvɛːləˈʁaɪ̯] Hyphenation: Quä‧le‧rei Rhymes: -aɪ̯ === 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. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Tierquälerei === Further reading === “Quälerei”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Quälerei” in Duden online “Quälerei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon