Misery Definition

mĭzə-rē
miseries
noun
miseries
A condition of great wretchedness or suffering because of pain, sorrow, poverty, etc.; distress.
Webster's New World
Mental or emotional unhappiness or distress.
American Heritage
A cause of such suffering; pain, sorrow, poverty, squalor, etc.
Webster's New World
A pain (in some part of the body)
Webster's New World
A physical ache or ailment.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Misery

Noun

Singular:
misery
Plural:
miseries

Origin of Misery

  • Middle English miserie from Old French from Latin miseria from miser wretched

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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