The meaning of Misery

noun

A cause of pain or harm.

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A crippling affliction of the nervous system

noun

Something that makes you suffer

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Malnutrition is one of the common afflictions of the poor.

noun

Extreme physical or mental suffering.

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He crashed to the ground in agony

noun

Extreme physical or mental pain or suffering, or a period of such suffering

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[ u ] they put her on painkillers, but they didn’t do enough, and she was in agony.

noun

A feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general.

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The existential angst of the middle classes

noun

Severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

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She shut her eyes in anguish

verb

Be extremely distressed about something.

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I spent the next two weeks anguishing about whether i'd made the right decision

noun

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

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He felt a surge of anxiety

noun

An uncomfortable feeling of worry about something that is happening or might happen, or a cause of this

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[ u ] for many children, every new school year causes anxiety., [ c ] don’t you have any fears or a…

noun

The damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society.

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Low wages mean that 3.75 million people suffer serious deprivation

noun

An absence or too little of something important

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[ c ] there were food shortages and other deprivations during the war.

noun

Slight pain.

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The patient complained of discomfort in the left calf

verb

Make (someone) feel uneasy, anxious, or embarrassed.

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He appeared to be discomforted by the questioning

noun

The feeling of not being comfortable, either from a physical cause or from a situation, or something that causes this feeling

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[ u ] it’s clear that both parties have some degree of discomfort with the idea., [ u ] she laughed…

noun

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

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To his distress he saw that she was trembling

verb

Another term for distraint.

noun

Great mental or physical suffering, such as extreme anxiety, sadness, or pain, or the state of being in danger or urgent need

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Emotional/financial distress, four men were rescued from a fishing boat in distress off the coast.,…

noun

Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death.

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She was overcome with grief

noun

Very great sadness, esp. at the death of someone

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It took her years to get over her grief at the death of her mother., fig. i had no idea that forget…

noun

Severe suffering or privation.

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Intolerable levels of hardship

noun

A condition of life that causes difficulty or suffering

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[ u ] the 1930s were a time of high unemployment and economic hardship.

noun

A condition that causes difficulty or suffering, for example, being without a job or enough money

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Financial/economic hardship the price of cooking gas increased five-fold, worsening the economic ha…

noun

Emotional anguish or grief, typically caused by the loss or absence of someone loved.

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The familiar pang of heartache

noun

Overwhelming distress.

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An unforgettable tale of joy and heartbreak

noun

A feeling of great sadness

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They endured the heartbreak of watching two of their children die of the disease., the final scene,…

noun

A place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often traditionally depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth where the wicked are punished after death.

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Irreligious children were assumed to have passed straight to the eternal fires of hell

exclamation

Used for emphasis or to express anger, contempt, or surprise.

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Oh, hell—where will this all end?

noun

(in some religions) the place where some people are believed to go after death to be punished forever for the bad things they have done

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Holidays are hell for me., we went through hell during the flood (= had an extremely bad experience…

noun

Highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury.

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She's in great pain

verb

Cause mental or physical pain to.

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It pains me to say this

noun

The state of being extremely poor.

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Thousands of families are living in abject poverty

noun

The state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.

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Weapons that cause unnecessary suffering

verb

Experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).

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He suffered intense pain

noun

Severe physical or mental suffering.

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Their deaths have left both families in torment

verb

Cause to experience severe mental or physical suffering.

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He was tormented by jealousy

noun

Great mental or physical suffering, or something that causes such pain

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[ u ] after three days of torment, she went to a dentist., [ c ] that child acts like it’s a tormen…

noun

The action or practice of inflicting severe pain or suffering on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something.

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The torture of political prisoners

verb

Inflict severe pain or suffering on.

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Most of the victims had been brutally tortured

noun

An injury or severe mental pain

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[ c ] all drivers suffer the tortures of traffic and bad weather., [ u ] the museum has many exampl…

noun

The feeling of not being happy; sadness.

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I've seen too much unhappiness caused by broken marriages

noun

The quality of being sad or not satisfied

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There is widespread unhappiness with the government's economic, foreign and trade policies., she ta…

noun

The state of being unpleasant or of low quality

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He couldn't stand the wretchedness of life at home., they were doomed to a life of wretchedness and…