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misery

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of misery

1 a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
  • The flood brought misery to the towns along the river.
Synonyms of misery

agony, Gehenna, hell, horror, murder, nightmare, torment, torture
Words Related to misery

affliction, calvary, cross, curse, ordeal, trial, tribulation

calamity, misfortune, tragedy

gall, thorn

bummer, downer, drag
Near Antonyms of misery

delight, diversion, entertainment, fun, joy, pleasure, recreation

lark, picnic, riot
Antonyms of misery

heaven, paradise
2 a state of great suffering of body or mind
  • a medical breakthrough that ended the misery of thousands
Synonyms of misery

affliction, agony, anguish, distress, excruciation, hurt, pain, rack, strait(s), torment, torture, travail, tribulation, woe
Words Related to misery

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 of misery

comfort, consolation, solace

alleviation, assuagement, ease, relief

peace, security

well-being

Synonym Discussion of misery

distress, suffering, misery, agony mean the state of being in great trouble. distress implies an external and usually temporary cause of great physical or mental strain and stress.
    • the hurricane put everyone in great distress
suffering implies conscious endurance of pain or distress.
    • the suffering of famine victims
misery stresses the unhappiness attending especially sickness, poverty, or loss.
    • the homeless live with misery every day
agony suggests pain too intense to be borne.
    • in agony over the death of their child

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