苦难

suffering;misery;distress
帝国主义的战争使人民遭受了巨大的～。Wars launched by imperialism have caused the people untold suffering./～的深渊abyss of misery/～的生活hard and miserable life/～的年代era (or years) of suffering/～的家史tragic history of one’s family/～深重go through untold sufferings;be in deep distress(or the abyss of misery)/～深重的生活hard and miserable life