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   mis·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 unhappinessdistresswretchednesshardshipsufferingafflictionanguishanxietyangsttormenttorturehellagonypaindiscomfortdeprivationpovertygriefheartacheheartbreakheartbrokennessdespairdespondencydejectiondepressiondesolationgloomgloominesslow spiritsmorosenessdoldrumsmelancholymelancholiawoesadnesssorrowinformal:the dumpsthe bluesliterary:dolorOpposite contentmentpleasure
   • ▪ a cause or source of great distress or discomfort: "the miseries of war" Similar afflictionmisfortunedifficultyproblemadversityordealtroublehardshipdeprivationpainsorrowburdenloadblowtrialtribulationwoetormentcatastrophecalamitydisastermisadventuremischanceaccidentreversereverse of fortunemishap

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French miserie, from Latin miseria, from miser ‘wretched’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › miseryMisery Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMISERY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MISERY definition: 1. great unhappiness: 2. someone who is often very unhappy and is always complaining about things…. Learn more.

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   great mental or emotional distress; extreme unhappiness. Synonyms: desolation, torment, woe, anguish, grief. Antonyms: happiness. a cause or source of distress. Older Use. a pain: a misery in my left side. rheumatism. Often miseries. a case or period of despondency or gloom. misery. / ˈmɪzərɪ / noun.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › miseryMisery - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMISERY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   MISERY meaning: 1. great unhappiness: 2. someone who is often very unhappy and is always complaining about things…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMISERY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 meanings: 1. intense unhappiness, discomfort, or suffering; wretchedness 2. a cause of such unhappiness, discomfort, etc 3..... Click for more definitions.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › miseryMisery - definition of misery by The Free Dictionary

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   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]