Relationship Challenges

noun a tendency to criticize or complain about others

adjective constantly looking for flaws or mistakes in others

• The constant fault-finding in the project review meeting was counterproductive.
• Stop with all the fault-finding, let's just get the job done.
• She's always on a fault-finding mission, it's so annoying.
• His fault-finding attitude is like a dark cloud hovering over the team's morale.

adjective unable to be cured or treated

• The doctor informed the patient that his condition was incurable.
• I'm sorry to hear that your illness is incurable.
• Man, that sucks that your disease is incurable.
• Some wounds of the heart are simply incurable.

noun a person who suffers for a long time without complaining

adjective enduring pain or hardship for a long time without complaint

• The long suffering patients waited patiently in the crowded hospital waiting room.
• My long suffering friend finally broke up with her unreliable boyfriend.
• I can't believe how long suffering my boss is with that lazy coworker.
• The long suffering tree finally snapped in the strong winds, after years of bending and swaying.

noun a state of disorder or confusion

verb to make a mistake or error

adjective in a state of disorder or confusion

• I hope I don't mess up during the presentation tomorrow.
• I always manage to mess up when I'm cooking dinner.
• Don't worry, I won't mess up this time, I promise.
• Sometimes life throws us curveballs and we may feel like we've messed up, but it's all part of the journey.

noun a person who persistently annoys or nags others

verb to annoy or pester persistently

• She tried to nudzh her colleagues into finishing the project on time.
• Stop nudzhing me about cleaning my room, I'll do it eventually.
• He's always nudzhing me to lend him money.
• The constant rain nudzhed at my mood, making me feel gloomy.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes or gives more information about a noun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• Despite his best efforts, he was simply out of luck when it came to securing a loan from the bank.
• Looks like we're out of luck with finding a parking spot near the restaurant.
• Sorry, dude, you're totally out of luck if you think you can borrow my car for the weekend.
• She knew she was out of luck when her computer crashed right before the important presentation.

adjective describing the feeling of not being pleased or satisfied

preposition showing the relationship between 'unhappy' and 'about'

• The shareholders were unhappy about the company's declining profits.
• She's really unhappy about failing her exam.
• I heard he's super unhappy about getting dumped.
• The storm clouds seemed to be unhappy about the upcoming picnic.

adjective doubtful or suspicious of someone or something

• The client was untrusting of the financial advisor's recommendations.
• She's always been untrusting of new people she meets.
• I don't blame him for being untrusting after what happened.
• Her heart had been broken too many times, leaving her untrusting of love.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

conjunction a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses

article a word that specifies a noun as definite or indefinite

• It is often said that love is blind and can make people overlook flaws in their partners.
• I know they say love is blind, but I can't believe she's dating him.
• Love is blind, man. She doesn't see how he's taking advantage of her.
• In matters of the heart, love is blind to logic and reason.

noun a fear of trusting others

• Pistanthrophobia is a serious condition that can greatly impact one's ability to form and maintain healthy relationships.
• I heard she has pistanthrophobia, which is why she never wants to commit to anyone.
• Some people think pistanthrophobia is just an excuse to avoid getting hurt.
• Her pistanthrophobia acted like a barrier, preventing her from fully opening up to others.