英语词汇“misery”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	misery
释义	Trends of misery View usage for: misery (mɪzəri) Word forms: plural miseries 1. variable noun Misery is great unhappiness. All that money brought nothing but sadness and misery and tragedy. ...the miseries of his youth. [+ of] Synonyms: unhappiness, distress, despair, grief More Synonyms of misery 2. uncountable noun 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] Synonyms: poverty, want, need, squalor More Synonyms of misery 3. countable noun If you say that someone is a misery, you are critical of them because they are always complaining. [mainly British, informal, disapproval] Synonyms: moaner, pessimist, killjoy, spoilsport [informal] More Synonyms of misery 4. See make sb's life a misery 5. See put sb out of their misery 6. See put sth out of its misery More Synonyms of misery misery in British English (ˈmɪzərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -eries 1. intense unhappiness, discomfort, or suffering; wretchedness 2. a cause of such unhappiness, discomfort, etc 3. squalid or poverty-stricken conditions 4. British informal a person who is habitually depressed he is such a misery 5. dialect a pain or ailment Word origin C14: via Anglo-Norman from Latin miseria, from miser wretched misery in American English (ˈmɪzəri) nounWord forms: plural ˈmiseries 1. a condition of great wretchedness or suffering because of pain, sorrow, poverty, etc.; distress 2. a cause of such suffering; pain, sorrow, poverty, squalor, etc. 3. Dialectal a pain (in some part of the body) Word origin ME miserie < OFr < L miseria < miser, wretched More idioms containing misery put someone out of their misery COBUILD Collocations misery abject misery human misery untold misery Examples of 'misery' in a sentence misery Bring utter misery and chaos to millions of people by going on strike. The Sun (2016) Putting him out of his misery is as much a crime as finishing off a wounded enemy. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Such poverty, ugliness and human misery. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They are taking advantage of people 's misery. The Sun (2016) But justice won't be done until the bankers accused of inflicting misery for personal gain are in the dock. The Sun (2016) The dispute has caused misery for millions of rail users in the South East. The Sun (2017) He has caused 15 years of pain and misery, it is like a nightmare coming back to haunt us. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Those evil places caused great human misery. Times, Sunday Times (2008) What mountains of lifelong human misery are caused by the likes of this loser? The Sun (2015) Your predictions would bring untold misery to many. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Why does my misery make their day that little bit better? Times, Sunday Times (2006) The nasty plotters who were found guilty yesterday have inflicted misery on untold millions. The Sun (2008) The misery of people is linked to the external. Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006) But those periods of intense fear and misery were by no means all the soldiers knew. The Times Literary Supplement (2014) Yet who could tell how much misery any shadows of illegality might cast into the future? Elizabeth Gaskell Wives and Daughters (1864) To have supported the leader who helped inflict such misery on a once mighty town was impossible. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Many are orphans and the trauma of conflict is being compounded by the misery of exile. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They are serving a life sentence of pain and misery. The Sun (2006) Those who are put off by misery memoirs in general should avoid it. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The music was making my life a misery. The Sun (2013) They threw dust into his eyes, and they crowned his misery with suffering and agitation. Christianity Today (2000) There they passed the last eight months of the war in frustration and discomfort, sometimes misery and fear. Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007) I felt anger, sadness and misery. The Sun (2013) I write sensitive and romantic songs as we all have days of isolation, misery and sadness and insecurities. The Sun (2013) One person 's misery is another's opportunity. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In other languages misery British English: misery /ˈmɪzərɪ/ NOUN Misery is great unhappiness. All that money brought them nothing but sadness and misery. American English: misery Arabic: بُؤسٌ Brazilian Portuguese: miséria Chinese: 痛苦 Croatian: bijeda Czech: sklíčenost Danish: elendighed Dutch: ellende European Spanish: sufrimiento Finnish: kurjuus French: misère German: Elend Greek: δυστυχία Italian: miseria Japanese: 惨めさ Korean: 비참 Norwegian: elendighet Polish: niedola European Portuguese: miséria Romanian: nefericire Russian: несчастье Latin American Spanish: sufrimiento Swedish: elände Thai: ความทุกข์ยาก Turkish: sefalet Ukrainian: нещастя Vietnamese: sự khốn khổ Chinese translation of 'misery' misery (ˈmɪzərɪ) n (u) (= unhappiness) 痛苦 (tòngkǔ) (u) (= wretchedness) 穷(窮)困 (qióngkùn) (c) (esp Brit, inf, = person) 爱(愛)发(發)牢骚(騷)的人 (ài fā láosāo de rén) (个(個), gè) to put sb out of their misery (inf) 解开(開)某人心中的疑团(團) (jiěkāi mǒurén xīn zhōng de yítuán) to put sth out of its misery 杀(殺)死某动(動)物以结(結)束其痛苦 (shāsǐ mǒu dòngwù yǐ jiéshù qí tòngkǔ) to make sb's life a misery 使某人日子不好过(過) (shǐ mǒurén rìzi bù hǎo guò) 1 (noun) in the sense of unhappiness Definition intense unhappiness or suffering All that money brought nothing but misery. Synonyms unhappiness There was a lot of unhappiness in my adolescence. distress Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress. despair She shook her head in despair at the futility of it all. grief Their grief soon gave way to anger. suffering It has caused terrible suffering to animals. depression I slid into a depression and found it hard to go to work. torture Waiting for the result was torture. agony We accepted there would be agony for the remaining children. gloom the deepening gloom over the economy sadness It is with a mixture of sadness and joy that I say farewell. discomfort She suffered some discomfort, but no real pain. torment We spent our days in torment, waiting for news. hardship sorrow It was a time of great sorrow. woe He listened to my tale of woe. anguish A cry of anguish burst from her lips. melancholy We watched the process with an air of melancholy. desolation He expresses his sense of desolation without self-pity. wretchedness Opposites ease , pleasure , comfort , joy , happiness , enjoyment , contentment 2 (noun) in the sense of poverty Definition squalid or poverty-stricken conditions An elite profited from the misery of the poor. Synonyms poverty Many people in the region still live in absolute poverty. want He said they were fighting for freedom from want. need the state of need in the developing world squalor He was out of work and living in squalor. privation (formal) They endured years of privation during the war. penury He was brought up in penury, without education. destitution attempts made to relieve destitution wretchedness sordidness indigence Opposites luxury 3 (noun) in the sense of moaner Definition a person who is habitually depressed (British, informal) I'm not such a misery now. I've got things sorted out a bit. Synonyms moaner pessimist Unfortunately, the pessimists are being proved right. killjoy Don't be such a killjoy! spoilsport (informal) a jealous spoilsport who can't take a joke grouch (informal) My friends call me a grouch because I'm always complaining. prophet of doom The prophets of doom were predicting that the glory days were over. wet blanket (informal) sourpuss (informal) wowser (Australian, New Zealand, slang) 4 (noun) in the sense of misfortune Definition something which causes such unhappiness There is no point dwelling on the miseries of the past. Synonyms misfortune He had had his full share of misfortunes. trouble She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine. trial the trials of adolescence disaster the second air disaster in less than two months load High blood pressure imposes an extra load on the heart. burden Having more responsibility at work felt like a burden to him. curse She has worked hard to reverse the curse of racism. ordeal the painful ordeal of identifying the body hardship Many people are suffering economic hardship. catastrophe The world is heading towards an environmental catastrophe. sorrow the joys and sorrows of family life woe He did not tell his friends about all his woes. calamity This course of action could only end in calamity. affliction Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age. tribulation the trials and tribulations of everyday life bitter pill (informal) Seehell Synonyms of 'misery' misery Explore 'misery' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of burden Definition something that is difficult to bear Having more responsibility at work felt like a burden to him. Synonyms trouble, care, worry, trial, weight, responsibility, stress, strain, anxiety, sorrow, grievance, affliction, onus, albatross, millstone, encumbrance in the sense of calamity Definition a disaster or misfortune This course of action could only end in calamity. Synonyms disaster, tragedy, ruin, distress, reversal of fortune, hardship, catastrophe, woe, misfortune, downfall, adversity, scourge, mishap, affliction, trial, tribulation, misadventure, cataclysm, wretchedness, mischance in the sense of catastrophe Definition a great and sudden disaster or misfortune The world is heading towards an environmental catastrophe. Synonyms disaster, tragedy, calamity, meltdown (informal), cataclysm, trouble, trial, blow, failure, reverse, misfortune, devastation, adversity, mishap, affliction, whammy (informal), bummer (slang), mischance, fiasco in the sense of curse Definition something that causes great trouble or harm She has worked hard to reverse the curse of racism. Synonyms affliction, evil, plague (informal), scourge, cross, trouble, disaster, burden, ordeal, torment, hardship, misfortune, calamity, tribulation, bane, vexation in the sense of depression Definition a mental state in which a person has feelings of gloom and inadequacy I slid into a depression and found it hard to go to work. Synonyms despair, misery, sadness, the dumps (informal), the blues, melancholy, unhappiness, hopelessness, despondency, the hump (British, informal), bleakness, melancholia, dejection, wretchedness, low spirits, gloominess, dolefulness, cheerlessness, downheartedness in the sense of desolation Definition solitary misery He expresses his sense of desolation without self-pity. Synonyms misery, distress, despair, gloom, sadness, woe, anguish, melancholy, unhappiness, dejection, wretchedness, gloominess in the sense of despair Definition total loss of hope She shook her head in despair at the futility of it all. Synonyms despondency, depression, misery, gloom, desperation, anguish, melancholy, hopelessness, dejection, wretchedness, disheartenment in the sense of destitution attempts made to relieve destitution Synonyms pennilessness, want, distress, dire straits, privation (formal), penury, neediness, beggary, indigence, pauperism, impecuniousness, utter poverty in the sense of disaster Definition an accident that causes great distress or destruction the second air disaster in less than two months Synonyms catastrophe, trouble, blow, accident, stroke, reverse, tragedy, ruin, misfortune, adversity, calamity, mishap, whammy (informal), misadventure, car crash (informal), train wreck (informal), cataclysm, act of God, bummer (slang), ruination, mischance in the sense of discomfort Definition a mild pain She suffered some discomfort, but no real pain. Synonyms pain, suffering, hurt, smarting, ache, throbbing, irritation, tenderness, pang, malaise, twinge, soreness Additional synonyms in the sense of distress Definition great physical pain Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress. Synonyms suffering, pain, worry, anxiety, torture, grief, misery, agony, sadness, discomfort, torment, sorrow, woe, anguish, heartache, affliction, desolation, wretchedness in the sense of gloom Definition depression or melancholy the deepening gloom over the economy Synonyms depression, despair, misery, sadness, sorrow, blues, woe, melancholy, unhappiness, desolation, despondency, dejection, low spirits, downheartedness in the sense of grief Definition deep or intense sorrow Their grief soon gave way to anger. Synonyms sadness, suffering, pain, regret, distress, misery, agony, mourning, sorrow, woe, anguish, remorse, bereavement, heartache, heartbreak, mournfulness, dejection in the sense of grouch Definition a person who is always complaining My friends call me a grouch because I'm always complaining. Synonyms moaner, complainer, grumbler, whiner, grouser, malcontent, curmudgeon, crosspatch (informal), crab (informal), faultfinder in the sense of hardship Definition something that causes suffering Many people are suffering economic hardship. Synonyms suffering, want, need, trouble, trial, difficulty, burden, misery, torment, oppression, persecution, grievance, misfortune, austerity, adversity, calamity, affliction, discomfort, tribulation, privation (formal), destitution in the sense of killjoy Definition a person who spoils other people's pleasure Don't be such a killjoy! Synonyms spoilsport (informal), dampener, damper, wet blanket (informal) in the sense of load Definition to burden or oppress High blood pressure imposes an extra load on the heart. Synonyms oppression, charge, pressure, worry, trouble, weight, responsibility, burden, affliction, onus, albatross, millstone, encumbrance, incubus in the sense of melancholy Definition a sad thoughtful state of mind We watched the process with an air of melancholy. Synonyms sadness, depression, misery, gloom, sorrow, woe, blues, unhappiness, despondency, the hump (British, informal), dejection, low spirits, gloominess, pensiveness in the sense of need Definition poverty or destitution the state of need in the developing world Synonyms poverty, deprivation, destitution, neediness, distress, extremity, privation (formal), penury, indigence, impecuniousness in the sense of ordeal Definition a severe or trying experience the painful ordeal of identifying the body Synonyms hardship, trial, difficulty, test, labour, suffering, trouble(s), nightmare, burden, torture, misery, agony, torment, anguish, toil, affliction, tribulation(s), baptism of fire Additional synonyms in the sense of penury Definition extreme poverty He was brought up in penury, without education. Synonyms poverty, want, need, privation (formal), destitution, straitened circumstances, beggary, indigence, pauperism in the sense of pessimist Unfortunately, the pessimists are being proved right. Synonyms defeatist, cynic, melancholic, worrier, killjoy, prophet of doom, misanthrope, wet blanket (informal), gloom merchant (informal), doomster in the sense of privation Definition loss or lack of the necessities of life They endured years of privation during the war. Synonyms want, poverty, need, suffering, loss, lack, distress, misery, necessity, hardship, penury, destitution, neediness, indigence in the sense of prophet of doom The prophets of doom were predicting that the glory days were over. Synonyms pessimist, Cassandra, Jeremiah, doom merchant, doom-monger, doomster in the sense of sadness It is with a mixture of sadness and joy that I say farewell. Synonyms unhappiness, sorrow, grief, tragedy, depression, the blues, misery, melancholy, poignancy, despondency, bleakness, heavy heart, dejection, wretchedness, gloominess, mournfulness, dolour (poetic), dolefulness, cheerlessness, sorrowfulness in the sense of sorrow Definition deep sadness or regret, associated with death or sympathy for another's misfortune It was a time of great sorrow. Synonyms grief, sadness, woe, regret, distress, misery, mourning, anguish, unhappiness, heartache, heartbreak, affliction in the sense of sorrow Definition a particular cause of this the joys and sorrows of family life Synonyms hardship, trial, tribulation, affliction, worry, trouble, blow, grief, woe, misfortune, bummer (slang) in the sense of sourpuss Definition a person who is always gloomy, pessimistic, or bitter Synonyms misery (British, informal), killjoy, grouser, shrew, prophet of doom, grump (informal), wowser (Australian, New Zealand, slang), crosspatch (informal) in the sense of spoilsport Definition a person who spoils the enjoyment of other people a jealous spoilsport who can't take a joke Synonyms killjoy, misery (British, informal), wet blanket (informal), damper, dog in the manger, party-pooper (US, slang), wowser (Australian, slang) in the sense of squalor Definition the condition of being squalid He was out of work and living in squalor. Synonyms filth, wretchedness, sleaziness, decay, foulness, slumminess, squalidness, meanness Additional synonyms in the sense of suffering It has caused terrible suffering to animals. Synonyms pain, torture, distress, agony, misery, ordeal, discomfort, torment, hardship, anguish, affliction, martyrdom in the sense of torment Definition physical or mental pain We spent our days in torment, waiting for news. Synonyms suffering, distress, misery, pain, hell (informal), torture, agony, anguish in the sense of torture Definition physical or mental anguish Waiting for the result was torture. Synonyms agony, suffering, misery, anguish, hell (informal), distress, torment, heartbreak in the sense of trial the trials of adolescence Synonyms hardship, suffering, trouble, pain, load, burden, distress, grief, misery, ordeal, hard times, woe, unhappiness, adversity, affliction, tribulation, wretchedness, vexation, cross to bear in the sense of tribulation Definition great distress the trials and tribulations of everyday life Synonyms trouble, care, suffering, worry, trial, blow, pain, burden, distress, grief, misery, curse, ordeal, hardship, sorrow, woe, hassle (informal), misfortune, bad luck, unhappiness, heartache, adversity, affliction, bummer (slang), wretchedness, vexation, ill fortune, cross to bear in the sense of trouble Definition a cause of distress, disturbance, or pain She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine. Synonyms distress, problem, suffering, worry, pain, anxiety, grief, torment, hardship, sorrow, woe, irritation, hassle (informal), misfortune, heartache, disquiet, annoyance, agitation, tribulation, bummer (slang), vexation in the sense of want He said they were fighting for freedom from want. Synonyms poverty, need, hardship, privation (formal), penury, destitution, neediness, hand-to-mouth existence, indigence, pauperism, pennilessness, distress in the sense of woe Definition intense grief He listened to my tale of woe. Synonyms misery, suffering, trouble, pain, disaster, depression, distress, grief, agony, gloom, sadness, hardship, sorrow, anguish, misfortune, unhappiness, heartache, heartbreak, adversity, dejection, wretchedness in the sense of woe Definition misfortunes or problems He did not tell his friends about all his woes. Synonyms problem, trouble, trial, burden, grief, misery, curse, hardship, sorrow, misfortune, heartache, heartbreak, affliction, tribulation
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