misery
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/ˈmɪz(ə)ɹɪ/
English
Definitions
noun
- Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.“Ever since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face.”
- A bodily ache or pain.
- Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
- (Extreme) poverty.
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Synonyms
wretchednessmiserablewretcheddesperationdespairdoomhopelessnesspatheticplightwoesadnesspitygriefsorrowmalaisecurse