Misery

//ˈmɪz(ə)ɹɪ//

Definitions

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.
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dejection grief sorrow
2
A bodily ache or pain.
[...] and I had a misery in my left breast and shoulder. I was hurt, but knew not how or how much.
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misery pain wark
3
Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
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adversity woe affliction

name

1
Derogatory name for Missouri: a state of the United States.
First, the young lady whom you spoke as becoming [a] mistress of the establishment would most likely (if she could become as such) be brought into a state of misery, instead of being brought from the state of misery, (or Missouri), [...]

Word Origin

From Middle English miserie, from Old French miserie (modern: misère), from Latin miseria, from miser, equivalent to miser + -y. Doublet of misère and mizeria.

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