Definitions for misery
ˈmɪz ə rimis·ery

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. misery, wretchedness, miserableness(noun)

   a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

   "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"

2. misery(noun)

   a feeling of intense unhappiness

   "she was exhausted by her misery and grief"

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1. misery(Noun)

   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.

   Etymology: From miserie (modern: misère), from miseria, from miser.

2. misery(Noun)

   Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.

   Etymology: From miserie (modern: misère), from miseria, from miser.

3. misery(Noun)

   (extreme) poverty

   Etymology: From miserie (modern: misère), from miseria, from miser.

4. misery(Noun)

   Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice.

   Etymology: From miserie (modern: misère), from miseria, from miser.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Misery(noun)

   great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe

2. Misery(noun)

   cause of misery; calamity; misfortune

3. Misery(noun)

   covetousness; niggardliness; avarice

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1. Misery

   Misery is a psychological thriller novel by Stephen King. The novel was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1988, and was later made into a Hollywood film and an off-Broadway play of the same name.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Misery

   miz′ėr-i, n. wretchedness: great unhappiness: extreme pain of body or of mind: a cause of pain or sorrow: (Shak.) avarice. [O. Fr.,—L. miseria.]

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1. misery

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'misery' in Nouns Frequency: #2507

How to pronounce misery?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of misery in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of misery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of misery in a Sentence

1. Herodotus:

   The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.

2. Russell Baker:

   Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it.

3. Jane Austen, Mansfield Park:

   In all the important preparations of the mind she was complete: being prepared for matrimony by an hatred of home, restraint, and tranquillity; by the misery of disappointed affection, and contempt of the man she was to marry.

4. Edith Wharton:

   I wonder, among all the tangles of this mortal coil, which one contains tighter knots to undo, and consequently suggests more tugging, and pain, and diversified elements of misery, than the marriage tie.

5. AiR:

   When we make what doesn't matter, matter...Then misery, stress and worry is all that we gather.

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