Definition of Misery

1. Noun. A state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune. "The misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"

Exact synonyms: Miserableness, Wretchedness
Generic synonyms: Ill-being
Specialized synonyms: Concentration Camp, Living Death, Suffering, Woe
Derivative terms: Miserable, Miserable, Miserable, Miserable, Wretched, Wretched

2. Noun. A feeling of intense unhappiness. "She was exhausted by her misery and grief"
Generic synonyms: Sadness, Unhappiness

Definition of Misery

1. n. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.

Definition of Misery

1. Noun. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe. ¹

2. Noun. Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune. ¹

3. Noun. (extreme) poverty ¹

4. Noun. Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Misery

1. a state of great suffering [n -ERIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Misery

miseres
misericord
misericorde
misericordes
misericordia
misericords
miseries
miserite
miserlier
miserliest
miserliness
miserlinesses
miserly
miserotia
misers
misery (current term)
misery loves company
misery whip
miseryguts
mises
mises en scène
misesteem
misesteemed
misesteeming
misesteems
misestimate
misestimated
misestimates
misestimating
misestimation

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