painful death

collocation in English

meaningsofpainfulanddeath

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painful
adjective
uk
/ˈpeɪn.fəl/us
/ˈpeɪn.fəl/
causing emotional or ...
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death
noun[C or U]
uk
/deθ/us
/deθ/
the end ...
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(Definition ofpainfulanddeathfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpainful death

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Led to a lonelypainfuldeathwhere she would not accept even my help.
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Apainfuldeathwas associated with high levels of anxiety, yearning, and intrusive thoughts in the bereaved partner.
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Although the potential of apainfuldeathremains a concern, it is by no means uppermost in the minds of these participants.
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Ultimately, such a path may doom the field to a slow andpainfuldeath; the history of psychology is littered with many such examples.
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The slowpainfuldeathof a person, infant or adult, is often considered more horrendous than a quick death, all other things being equal.
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How appalling are the ravages of distemper at present, entailing immense suffering, and often a miserablypainfuldeath.
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In many cases it leads to a slow andpainfuldeath.
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If we do not do so, the country will die and it will be a very slow andpainfuldeath.
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If no treatment is given, it results in a lengthy, horrible andpainfuldeath.
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However, as it would lead directly to a slow andpainfuldeath, it is hard to see how it might benefit the patient.
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