Associations to the word «Misery»
Noun
- Howl
- Indignation
- Sympathy
- Mischief
- Gaiety
- Horror
- Extreme
- Perplexity
- Pomp
- Righteousness
- Spectacle
- Luxury
- Plague
- Sob
- Beggar
- Countenance
- Extravagance
- Rag
- Ill
- Tyrant
- Curse
- Tear
- Greatness
- Wrong
- Desperation
- Hatred
- Weakness
- Extremity
- Suspense
- Obscurity
- Treachery
- Neglect
- Indulgence
- Tumult
- Sobbing
- Affection
- Remembrance
- Mercy
- Apprehension
- Passion
- Renie
- Companionship
- Multitude
- Fatigue
- Bosom
- Exertion
- Deprivation
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
MISERY, noun. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
MISERY, noun. Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
MISERY, noun. (Extreme) poverty.
MISERY, noun. (archaic) Greed; avarice.
MISERY INDEX, noun. (economics) An economic indicator formed by adding the unemployment rate to the inflation rate.
MISERY LIT, noun. (informal) A genre of supposedly biographical literature mostly concerned with the protagonist's triumph over personal trauma or abuse.
MISERY WHIP, noun. (logging) A two-man crosscut saw, often more than ten feet in length, used to fell large trees.
Dictionary definition
MISERY, noun. A state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable".
MISERY, noun. A feeling of intense unhappiness; "she was exhausted by her misery and grief".
Wise words
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