misery
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈmɪzəri/
- After losing his job, he was overwhelmed by a deep sense of misery that affected his entire outlook on life.
- human misery
- poverty and misery
- suffering and misery
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Watch on YouTubeI started seeing hunger and meal time misery as a sign of virtue.
- I started seeing hunger and meal time misery as a sign of virtue.
- It doesn't matter about your misery, your anguish, your pain.
- Because again, dwelling in misery will just bring more misery.
- Right now people are going through stress, anxiety, depression, misery, all kinds of things.
- And man, he brought a lot of misery to our lives.
- There's no end to the misery we will inflict on one another.
- No, no, he monetized their misery with just a Blizzard of lies.
- And he also says, you can't blame your misery on your failure.
- But I've always said I can't live in misery.
- But to your point, this pandemic of misery loves company is real.
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Right now people are going through stress, anxiety, depression, misery, all kinds of things.
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I'm on my way from misery to happiness for me.
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And man, he brought a lot of misery to our lives.
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But to your point, this pandemic of misery loves company is real.
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There is no misery on earth equal to ours.
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I'm the only one here responsible for my own misery.
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They've lost everything and the misery that they are now enduring.
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So they robbed many families of their livelihood and threw the families into misery and trouble.
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Nothing could surpass the misery and unhappiness of our home.
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The humanitarian crisis left thousands in misery, struggling to find food and shelter.
Synonyms
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1.8
A deep sad feeling caused by losing someone or something
630
3.7
A very painful or difficult experience
410
2.1
Deep sadness after you lose someone or something important
228
1.0
A feeling of being unhappy
187
3.5
A complete loss of hope
139
3.9
A very strong physical or mental pain
116
6.1
A deep sadness or a serious problem someone has
79
6.8
A very strong, painful feeling of worry or sadness
60
5.6
Great physical or mental pain someone feels
49
3.2
A feeling of sadness and low spirits
41
1.8
A feeling of sadness or not feeling satisfied with life
27
4.9
A deep, long-lasting feeling of sadness
18
6.8
A place or situation that causes great suffering and pain
6
3.7
A very strong feeling of sadness after a great loss
3
7.1
A state of great unhappiness and suffering often caused by poverty
1
3.4
A feeling of sadness and little hope felt by people or in a place
1
6.0
A feeling of deep unhappiness and suffering
1
9.9
A deep sadness about the suffering and unfairness in the world
1
6.6
A quiet feeling of sadness and low spirits
1
6.5
A feeling of sadness and no hope
1
7.4
A feeling of being sad or low
1
6.3
A deep feeling of sadness about a loss
Extreme misery and suffering that makes life very hard
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Etymology
Misery comes from the old Latin root miser meaning 'wretched' or 'unhappy', and you can see the same root in miserable. So, misery is the state of being very unhappy or in great suffering.