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I'm not much of a crier but it is mildly soul-destroying and exposing to do something physical that you are terrible at in front of other people.
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Meaning of "soul-destroying" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOUL-DESTROYING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOUL-DESTROYING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Soul-Destroying is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SOUL-DESTROYING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of soul-destroying in the English dictionary

The definition of soul-destroying in the dictionary is unremittingly monotonous.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOUL-DESTROYING

sought
sought-after
souk
soukous
soul
soul food
soul mate
soul music
soul patch
soul-baring
soul-like
soul-searching
soul-stirring
souled
soulful
soulfully
soulfulness
soulless
soullessly
soullessness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOUL-DESTROYING

accompanying
alloying
annoying
bullying
buying
cloying
copying
crying
dying
flying
laying
lying
outlying
paying
playing
saying
trying
uncloying
underlying
varying

Synonyms and antonyms of soul-destroying in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SOUL-DESTROYING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «soul-destroying» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of soul-destroying

Translation of «soul-destroying» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOUL-DESTROYING

Find out the translation of soul-destroying to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of soul-destroying from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «soul-destroying» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灵魂毁灭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

destruye el alma
570 millions of speakers

English

soul-destroying
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आत्मा को नष्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذي يدمر الروح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

душераздирающий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

destruidora de almas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অন্তরাত্মাবিদারক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abrutissant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menghancurkan jiwa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geisttötend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

魂を破壊する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영혼 을 파괴하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyuda nyawa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

linh hồn phá hủy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆன்மாவை அழிக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आत्म्याचा नाश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

monoton
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

- anima distruggendo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niszczy duszę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

несамовитий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

distruge sufletul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψυχοφθόρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sieldodende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

själsdödande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

soul -ødelegge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soul-destroying

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUL-DESTROYING»

The term «soul-destroying» is regularly used and occupies the 95.359 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUL-DESTROYING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soul-destroying

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2 QUOTES WITH «SOUL-DESTROYING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word soul-destroying.
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Emily Blunt
I'm not much of a crier but it is mildly soul-destroying and exposing to do something physical that you are terrible at in front of other people.
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Siobhan Finneran
My career seems to have worked out OK, especially since I turned 40. I've always had a character part, mind you - I've never played the princess. But if you're used to doing that, it must be soul-destroying to hit 40 and suddenly find there's nothing for you to do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOUL-DESTROYING»

Discover the use of soul-destroying in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soul-destroying and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soul Destroying
If Liz can't find a way to stop him then she risks losing her home, her loved ones and perhaps even her very soul... SOUL DESTROYING is a chilling horror story for mature readers set in England at the end of the 20th century.
David May, 2007
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The Myth of Analysis: Three Essays in Archetypal Psychology
Since psychological creativity will occupy the same destructive/constructive poles that describe the instinct in general, we are left with the realization that soul- making entails soul-destroying. An analysis for the sake of soul-making cannot help ...
James Hillman, 1972
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Untitled
... of black people "adjective [before noun] us from or relating to the culture of black people: soul food soul-destroying ... other activity which is so boring that is makes you very unhappy: Repetitive work can become soul-destroying after a while.
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The Millennial Harbinger ...
Believing your soul-destroying perversion, they felt as calm and happy as if it had been heaven's saving truth. For they believed it was.— Their consciences were quieted. The opiate error hath bound their souls in a spell of stupor too profound  ...
‎1867
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Contempt and Pity: Social Policy and the Image of the ...
... the journalist Ted Kop- pel has ascribed the differential in black-white intelligence scores to psychological damage caused by centuries of oppression.9 Even the "soul-destroying slights" suffered by black professionals have found extended ...
Daryl Michael Scott, 1997
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I Connecting: The Soul's Quest
When we listen to too many rational arguments or 'facts', our ability to know what is right actually diminishes and we experience uncertainty. This is not just information overload, it is soul destroying. Soul destroying processes can be found ...
Kristina Kaine, 2008
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Exploring People of the Old Testament
His Soul-Destroying Religion It embodied the grossest polytheism. As the incarnation of Ra, the king was set apart from all other mortals. He was thought to be braver and wiser and more manly than any of his subjects. Nobody could bend a ...
John Phillips, 2006
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Heinemann English Dictionary
soul-destroying (= embodiment). D She was the life and soul of the party (= enlivening element). 3 the nobler feelings or instincts: He has no soul. 4 also soul music a type of black American music combining elements of gospel, jazz and ...
‎2001
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The World's Great Speeches
On the other side is the spirit of Nazism and Fascism with their “coarse material standards," their “cult of power as an end in itself," their “suhordination of personality to mechanism" and their “worship of an elahorate and soul-destroying  ...
Lewis Copeland, Lawrence W. Lamm, Stephen J. McKenna, 1999
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Exit from Soul-Abuse: Redefining Extremist Cults
... addict you've ever met looks like a “hungry ghost”. This type of compulsive activity really is life—destroying and soul—destroying. About age 40, if this has been your lifestyle—it starts catching up with you and the body rebels and collapses.
Graig Burns, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOUL-DESTROYING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soul-destroying is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Soul destroying' - Irish widow's grief at losing her husband to …
... Casey describes grief as "a horrendous process to which there unfortunately is no blueprint. "Nobody can prepare you for such a soul-destroying situation." ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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"It's soul-destroying and career-destroying": social workers in the …
“You only get into this job because you want to act for the welfare of children –proceedings are soul-destroying and they can be career-destroying.”. «New Statesman, Jun 15»
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Beneath the Gardiner, a soul-destroying wasteland lurks
Our elevated highway comes across a lot more like a soul-destroying wasteland that insults the city in the very act of rising above it. The long-running debate ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
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'It was an awful place to be - really soul-destroying. If someone told …
High somatic cell counts were costing Conor Molony over €25,000 a year in 2005. It was a tough time for the Centenary supplier. «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
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'Soul-destroying': one migrant mother's story of life at Dilley …
Berenice with her four-year-old daughter. The two were being held at the Dilley detention center in south Texas – a family residential facility that migrant mothers ... «The Guardian, May 15»
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Village anger after 'soul-destroying' theft of play area fence
Resident Sheila Bransfield said: "Several volunteers gave a lot of time and effort putting it up and it is soul destroying that anyone would just saw off the panels ... «Thanet Gazette, Apr 15»
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10 Most Soul-Destroying WWE Losses Of All Time
It's been said that professional wrestling is the ultimate form of entertainment, a statement anyone who even passively watches the medium will agree with. «WhatCulture, Mar 15»
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EXCLUSIVE: Man behind Banbury Phone Box Library describes …
I had no idea at that point though, just quite how many people were involved. wonderful. “The BT notice put up on Wednesday was absolutely soul-destroying. «Banbury Guardian, Feb 15»
9
Christian Talbot: Comedy competitions are just soul-destroying
As his one-man show visits Belfast next week, funnyman Christian Talbot talks to Andrew Johnston about writer's block and the, er, upside of losing his job in IT. «Belfast Telegraph, Feb 15»
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Legal aid cutbacks are 'soul destroying'
'SOUL-destroying' Government cutbacks are forcing mothers and fathers to represent themselves in court and creating an 'unfair' system, a lawyer has warned. «Worthing Herald, Jan 15»

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