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misery

[ miz-uh-ree ]

noun

plural miseries.
  1. wretchedness of condition or circumstances.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. distress or suffering caused by need, privation, or poverty.
  3. great mental or emotional distress; extreme unhappiness.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

    Antonyms:

  4. a cause or source of distress.
  5. Older Use.
    1. a pain:

      a misery in my left side.

    2. Often miseries. a case or period of despondency or gloom.


misery

/ ˈɪəɪ /

noun

  1. intense unhappiness, discomfort, or suffering; wretchedness
  2. a cause of such unhappiness, discomfort, etc
  3. squalid or poverty-stricken conditions
  4. informal.
    a person who is habitually depressed

    he is such a misery

  5. dialect.
    a pain or ailment
“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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of misery1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English miserie, from Latin miseria, equivalent to miser “wretched” + -ia -y 3
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of misery1

C14: via Anglo-Norman from Latin miseria, from miser wretched
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with misery , also see put someone out of his or her misery .
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Synonym Study

See sorrow.
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Example Sentences

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But there’s no time to waste, so Elliot puts the animal out of its misery with a tire iron and loads it into the trunk of their rental.

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While bringing misery to millions of Americans, a delay — which would be unprecedented since the first checks went out in 1940 — would be a gift for Democrats, if they know how to use it.

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The Daily Mail has described it as "deranged" and says its members have "unleashed misery on thousands of ordinary people though their selfish antics".

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"I've been lucky enough to go there a few times with Villa but other than our play-off win when we got promoted in 2019, it has always ended up in misery."

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In such a toxic relationship between the leader, the followers, and the larger public, the abuse and misery actually bonds them all closer together.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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