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[ miz-uh-ree ] / ˈmɪz ə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR misery ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural mis·er·ies.wretchedness of condition or circumstances. distress or suffering caused by need, privation, or poverty. great mental or emotional distress; extreme unhappiness. 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.
Origin of miseryFirst recorded in 1325–75; Middle English miserie, from Latin miseria, equivalent to miser “wretched” + -ia-y3 SYNONYMS FOR misery1 tribulation, trial, suffering. 3 grief, anguish, woe, torment, desolation. SEE SYNONYMS FOR misery ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR miserySEE ANTONYMS FOR misery ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for misery3. See sorrow. Words nearby miserymiserable, misère, Miserere, misericord, miserly, misery, misery index, Misery loves company, misesteem, misestimate, misfeasance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for miseryFor others, an active infection may spell misery for months. WHO says common steroids can slash death risk for the sickest coronavirus patients|Sy Mukherjee|September 2, 2020|Fortune It breaks up families, burns hope, and perpetuates cycles of misery. Here’s a Reform Even the Koch Brothers and George Soros Can Agree On|Tina Brown|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST She actively, and with glee, imbued their lives with an abundance of misery. J.K. Rowling Pens the Greatest Horror Story Ever: Dolores Umbridge Was Real|Kevin Fallon|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST On a Smiths-themed boat tour, the phrase ‘misery loves company’ is predictably proven. This Charming Man: Meet 'Ronnissey,' Brooklyn's Fake Morrissey|Michael Moynihan|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another film you made, that a lot of people might not know you directed, is Misery. Rob Reiner on the State of Romcoms, ‘The Princess Bride’s’ Alternate Ending, and the Red Viper|Marlow Stern|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST If comedy is born of pain and misery, he has already experienced more than his share. Jim Norton And His Many Vices|Lloyd Grove|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST The sources of misery in life are many: vice is one of the surest. The Life of Friedrich Schiller|Thomas Carlyle Nor on her behalf would he have hesitated, though the misery might have continued for three months. The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope His spirit broke and he became a quivering jelly-mountain of misery. The Faith of Men|Jack London Helen did not answer, nor did she half realize the question, so lost was she in her own misery. King Midas|Upton Sinclair Entering the village, we saw a spectacle of wretchedness and misery seldom surpassed even on the banks of the Nile. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2|John Lloyd Stephens
British Dictionary definitions for misery
noun plural -eriesintense unhappiness, discomfort, or suffering; wretchedness a cause of such unhappiness, discomfort, etc squalid or poverty-stricken conditions British informal a person who is habitually depressedhe is such a misery dialect a pain or ailment Word Origin for miseryC14: via Anglo-Norman from Latin miseria, from miser wretched Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with misery
In addition to the idiom beginning with misery also see: - put someone out of his or her misery
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to miseryheartache, gloom, hardship, torture, agony, sorrow, discomfort, grief, squalor, suffering, despair, torment, woe, passion, anguish, sadness, worry, headache, misfortune, anxiety |