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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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. Charles Dickens:

   Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery.

2. Anthony Brandt:

   The most powerful ties are the ones to the people who gave us birth ... it hardly seems to matter how many years have passed, how many betrayals there may have been, how much misery in the family We remain connected, even against our wills.

3. RVM:

   Even one day lost in misery is a great loss, for the day will never come back again. You lose 24 hours of happiness, joy & bliss. Live each day in happiness. - RVM

4. XinR Alarm:

   Because it’s the pain that brings me pleasure It’s that torment that I treasure It’s the suffering that keeps me alive It’s in this misery that I thrive

5. Erica Jong:

   Friends love misery, in fact. Sometimes, especially if we are too lucky or too successful or too pretty, our misery is the only thing that endears us to our friends.

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