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a fate worse than death
informal humorousDefinition
› something you do not want to experience because it is so unpleasant: When you're 16, an evening at home with your parents seems like a fate worse than death.Difficult situations and unpleasant experiencesAccidents and disasters
(Definition of a fate worse than death from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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