Misery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Misery is a noun meaning Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
Meaning
Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
More Meanings
- (US and UK, dialects) A bodily ache or pain.
- Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
- (Extreme) poverty.
- (archaic) greed; avarice.
Example Sentences
Ever since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face.
[...] and I had a misery in my left breast and shoulder. I was hurt, but knew not how or how much.
For miſerie doth braueſt mindes abate, / And make them ſeeke for that they wont to ſcorne, / Of fortune and of hope at once forlorne.
The Widdow that hath but a pan of braſſe, […] Muſt pay her Landlord many a groat, Or twil be puld out of her throat: […] The rich haue all, the poore liue in miſerie: […]
Word Forms
- miseries
Synonyms for misery
Depending on context, synonyms include dejection, grief, sorrow, blueness, tristesse, mirthless.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wretchedness, miserable, wretched, desperation, despair, doom.
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