Misery

/ˈmɪz(ə)ɹɪ/

Synonyms for "misery" (128 found)

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Closest matches (26)

acheaches and painsaching heartadversity affliction agonyagony of mindangst anguish anxiety bale bitternessbleeding heartbroken heartburden calamity carecarking carecassandra catastrophe

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cheerlessness crushing curse cynic dampener

Noun(1 words)

anguishing

Strong matches (38)

damper dejection depressiondepth of miserydesolation despair desperation despondency destitution disaster discomfort discontent disease displeasure distress dolor evil extremity gloomgloomy gus

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grief grimness grouch grump hardship heartacheheartfelt griefheartgriefheavy hearthell humorlessness hurt

Noun(6 words)

deprivation despair destitution distress distresses gloom

Related words (64)

hurting indigence infelicity infestivity injury joylessness killjoy lamentation languishment malaise malcontent melancholia melancholy mirthlessness misfortune mourning ordeal pain pang passion

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penury pessimist pining poverty privationprophet of doomprostration rack sadness schmerz scourge sordidness sorrow sorrowing sourpuss spoilsport squalor stitch stomachache sufferingsuicidal despairthroe torment trial tribulation trouble twinge uncheerfulness unhappiness unjoyfulness unmirthfulnesswet blanketwoe wretchedness

Verb(1 words)

leiden

Noun(9 words)

miserableness poverty sorrow sorrows sufferings torment unhappiness woes wretchedness

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries

concepteconomic conditionemotionemotional statefeeling ill-being sadnesssocioeconomic stateunhappiness

More specific

9 entries

anguish despair destitutioneconomic distresshardship melancholy poverty suffering woe

Collocations

6 entries

chronic miserydeep miseryeconomic miseryintense miserymisery indexwidespread misery

Inflections

1 entries

miseries

Derivations

3 entries

miserable miserableness miserably

Sample sentences

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In her misery, Mary looked to her husband for help.

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The family lived in the depths of misery.

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This misery resulted from his laziness.

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That landslide produced a lot of misery.

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