Misery (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural mis·er·ies.
  1. wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
  2. distress or suffering caused by need, privation, or poverty.
  3. great mental or emotional distress; extreme unhappiness.
  4. a cause or source of distress.
  5. Older Use.
    • a pain: a misery in my left side.
    • rheumatism.
    • a case or period of despondency or gloom.
noun plural -eries
  1. intense unhappiness, discomfort, or suffering; wretchedness
  2. a cause of such unhappiness, discomfort, etc
  3. squalid or poverty-stricken conditions
  4. a person who is habitually depressed
  5. a pain or ailment
Misery (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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