misery

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹɪ/
• (GA) enPR mĭzʹə-rē, IPA: /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹi/

Noun

misery

1. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.

   Ever since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face.

2. (US and UK, dialects) A bodily ache or pain.
   • 1868, John Vestal Hadley, Seven Months a Prisoner, page 15:

     [...] and I had a misery in my left breast and shoulder. I was hurt, but knew not how or how much.

3. Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
4. (extreme) poverty.
5. (archaic) greed; avarice.

Synonyms

• see Thesaurus:greed

Related terms

• commiserate
• miser
• miserable

Translations

• French: misère
• German: Misere, Elend
• Italian: miseria
• Portuguese: miséria
• Russian: несча́стье
• Spanish: miseria, sinvivir

Translations

• Italian: accidente
• Portuguese: miséria, desgraça
• Russian: невзгода

Translations

• Portuguese: miséria, indigência, penúria
• Russian: нищета́
• Spanish: miseria

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