misery
1. a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune (Freq. 8)
- the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable
• Syn:
wretchedness, miserableness
• Derivationally related forms:
miserable (for: miserableness), wretched (for: wretchedness)
• Hypernyms:
ill-being
• Hyponyms:
concentration camp, living death, suffering, woe
2. a feeling of intense unhappiness
- she was exhausted by her misery and grief
• Hypernyms:
sadness, unhappiness
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