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- Dictionarymisery/ˈmɪz(ə)ri/
noun
- 1. a state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort: "a man who had brought her nothing but misery" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of MISERY is a state of suffering and want that is the result of poverty or affliction. How to use misery in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Misery.
MISERY definition: 1. great unhappiness: 2. someone who is often very unhappy and is always complaining about things…. Learn more.
noun. intense unhappiness, discomfort, or suffering; wretchedness. a cause of such unhappiness, discomfort, etc. squalid or poverty-stricken conditions. informal. a person who is habitually depressed. he is such a misery. dialect. a pain or ailment.
1. intense unhappiness, discomfort, or suffering; wretchedness. 2. a cause of such unhappiness, discomfort, etc. 3. squalid or poverty-stricken conditions. 4. informal Brit a person who is habitually depressed: he is such a misery. 5. dialect a pain or ailment. [C14: via Anglo-Norman from Latin miseria, from miser wretched]
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 ]
misery meaning, definition, what is misery: great suffering that is caused for examp...: Learn more.
noun. miseries. A condition of great wretchedness or suffering because of pain, sorrow, poverty, etc.; distress. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Mental or emotional unhappiness or distress. American Heritage. A cause of such suffering; pain, sorrow, poverty, squalor, etc. Webster's New World.
to stop someone from worrying by telling them something that they are anxious to know Put me out of my misery—did I pass or didn't I? See misery in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
noun [ C, U ] uk / ˈmɪz ə ri / us. Add to word list. B2. great suffering or unhappiness: The war brought misery to millions of people. Her husband's drinking is making her life a misery.
Definition of misery noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.