26984 words

misery

3 definitions • 5 examples
1
great unhappiness:

Examples:

We have witnessed the most appalling scenes of human misery.
Ten years of marriage to him have made her life a misery.
2
someone who is often very unhappy and is always complaining about things:

Examples:

Oh come on, don't be such a misery!
Stop being such an old misery guts!
3
great unhappiness:

Examples:

[ U ] With the rice harvest, hope is sprouting amid the misery.

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