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misery
misery
noun
Definition of MISERY
1
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness <the flood brought misery to the many hundreds whom it had made homeless>
Related Words affliction, calvary, cross, curse, ordeal, trial, tribulation; calamity, misfortune, tragedy; gall, thorn; bummer, downer, drag
2
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>
Synonyms affliction, agony, anguish, excruciation, hurt, misery, pain, rack, strait(s), torment, torture, travail, tribulation, woe
Related Words discomfort; cross, crucible, trial; heartache, heartbreak, joylessness, sadness, sorrow, unhappiness; emergency, pinch; asperity, difficulty, hardship, rigor; ache, pang, smarting, soreness, stitch, throe, twinge; danger, jeopardy, trouble
Near Antonyms comfort, consolation, solace; alleviation, assuagement, ease, relief; peace, security; well-being
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