1
as in agony
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
the flood brought misery to the many hundreds whom it had made homeless
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as in distress
a state of great suffering of body or mind
a medication that promises to provide greater relief to those living in chronic misery because of arthritis
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Recent Examples of misery
This sense of helplessness, embarrassment and utter misery is what so many scam victims report feeling.
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Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
The rest of us are just sitting at different levels of misery.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Razorback fans, meanwhile, were able to take a week off from the misery.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
This isn’t a topic that’s remotely new or isolated to Swift, of course, as many artists of various disciplines have wrestled with the question of whether misery is a necessary ingredient for great art.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
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Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
The rest of us are just sitting at different levels of misery.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Razorback fans, meanwhile, were able to take a week off from the misery.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
This isn’t a topic that’s remotely new or isolated to Swift, of course, as many artists of various disciplines have wrestled with the question of whether misery is a necessary ingredient for great art.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misery
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Bryant is the type of player whose expression can often tell the story of the day, both in times of joy and agony.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Stafford danced for six minutes while wearing them but spent 14 hours in agony.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
5 Oct. 2025
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Cowley has suffered financial losses, lost time, anxiety and emotional distress because of the data breach, according to the complaint.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Oct. 2025
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With presidential elections not scheduled until at least 2027, however, Chetouane said the country is currently avoiding idiosyncratic distress.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, his pass-catching is a nightmare in one-on-one man coverage settings, so expect the Bills to try to avoid that as much as possible.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Today Shaw feels empowered to tell her side of the nightmare.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Vacherot dragged his opponent into the backhand corner, taking advantage of the pain that moving there would cause Djokovic, and then hitting into the open space on Djokovic’s forehand side.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Researchers were more likely to find hemorrhoids because participants underwent a screening colonoscopy instead of going to the doctor’s after reporting pain or bleeding.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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An accomplished drummer and guitarist, Becker has dedicated his adult life to issues of international human rights and social justice, documenting war crimes in Lebanon, genocide in Rwanda, and the torture of the indigenous people of India.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Socialist Party building at Londres 38, in the heart of Santiago, was acquired and turned into a secret interrogation and torture centre, known as the Yucatán Barracks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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That pivot is in Alex’s sudden move toward becoming an amateur stand-up comic, using the stage and the microphone as therapy platforms for his anguish.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Oct. 2025
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Nothing has surfaced to document her anguish.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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O’Hara made her directorial debut on Tubi pic Root Letter, starring Danny Ramirez, before directing the Lionsgate horror movie, Mid-Century (Peacock), starring Stephan Lang and Bruce Dern.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Some of the best horror film fashions have been unexpectedly glamorous.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
9 Oct. 2025
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Overuse of Pain Medication While many people reach for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like Advil (ibuprofen) to ease discomfort from vaccine side effects, such as a sore arm.—
Ashley Wong,
Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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Just remember that eating chia seeds dry can be a choking hazard and cause gastrointestinal discomfort.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Misery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misery. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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