Search results
- Dictionarymis·er·y/ˈmiz(ə)rē/
noun
- 1. a state or feeling of great distress or discomfort of mind or body: "she went upstairs and cried in misery" Similar Opposite
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
The meaning of MISERY is a state of suffering and want that is the result of poverty or affliction. How to use misery in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Misery.
noun. intense unhappiness, discomfort, or suffering; wretchedness. a cause of such unhappiness, discomfort, etc. squalid or poverty-stricken conditions. informal. a person who is habitually depressed. he is such a misery. dialect. a pain or ailment.
MISERY definition: 1. great unhappiness: 2. someone who is often very unhappy and is always complaining about things…. Learn more.
Misery is a state of deep unhappiness or discomfort. It's not dropping your ice cream cone. It's having a hairy monster steal your ice cream cone, eat it in one bite, and then kidnap you and carry you off to his cave. Misery describes a miserable situation and a miserable feeling.
Misery is the way of life and unpleasant living conditions of people who are very poor. A tiny, educated elite profited from the misery of their two million fellow countrymen. [ + of ]
Definition of misery noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
misery meaning, definition, what is misery: great suffering that is caused for examp...: Learn more.
great suffering or unhappiness: The war brought misery to millions of people. Her husband's drinking is making her life a misery. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn words you need to communicate with confidence. Idioms. put sb out of their misery.
1. intense unhappiness, discomfort, or suffering; wretchedness. 2. a cause of such unhappiness, discomfort, etc. 3. squalid or poverty-stricken conditions. 4. informal Brit a person who is habitually depressed: he is such a misery. 5. dialect a pain or ailment. [C14: via Anglo-Norman from Latin miseria, from miser wretched]
MISERY meaning: 1 : extreme suffering or unhappiness; 2 : something that causes extreme suffering or unhappiness usually plural.
