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tighten
/ˈtaɪ.tən/

To become tighter.

borderline
/ˈbɔːrdərˌlaɪn/ /ˈbɔːrdərlaɪn/

An individual who has borderline personality disorder.

sleep
sleepverb
/sliːp/ /slip/

To be slumbering in (a state).

"to sleep a dreamless sleep"

stigmatic
/stɪɡˈmætɪk/ /sɪɡˈmætɪk/

One who has been marked or deformed by nature.

drippy
drippyadjective
/ˈdrɪpi/

Dripping or tending to drip.

emaciations
/ɪˌmeɪʃiˈeɪʃənz/ /iˌmeɪʃiˈeɪʃənz/

The act of making very lean.

sloughs of despond
/ˈslaʊz əv dɪˈspɑnd/ /ˈslʌfs əv dɪˈspɑnd/

A dreary bog or marsh.

residentship
/ˈrɛzɪdəntˌʃɪp/

The condition of being a resident.

depersonalized
/diːˈpɜːrsənəlaɪzd/ /diːˈpɜːrsn̩əlaɪzd/

To present (something) as an impersonal object.

morbidity
/mɔrˈbɪdəti/ /məˈrbɪdəti/

The quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause.

gall
gallnoun
/ɡɑl/

Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.

hell-hole
/ˈhɛlˌhoʊl/

A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.

elder
elderadjective
/ˈeldə/ /ˈɛldə/ /ˈɛldɚ/

Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.

unexhausted
unexhaustedadjective
/ˌʌnɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ /ˌʌnɛɡˈzɔːstɪd/

Not exhausted.

acme
acmenoun
/ˈæk.mi/

The crisis or height of a disease.

"During the acme of her flu, Maria had a fever of 104 degrees and couldn't get out of bed. "

breaking points
/ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ pɔɪnts/

The point at which a person or system succumbs to stresses or pressures and descends into crisis.

slackening
/ˈslækənɪŋ/ /ˈslæknɪŋ/

To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack.

basketcase
/ˈbæskɪtkeɪs/

One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, stress or exhaustion.

worsted
/ˈwʊs.tɪd/ /ˈwɝ.stɪd/ /ˈwəː.stɪd/

To make worse.

"The heavy rain only worsted our picnic plans. "

dishonoured
/dɪˈsɒnərd/ /dɪˈsɒnəd/

To violate or rape.