English dictionary

misery

/'m/I/z/@/r/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

noun.state

Examples
The misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable.

Synonyms miserableness wretchedness

Source: WordNet 3.0
a feeling of intense unhappiness

noun.feeling

Examples
She was exhausted by her misery and grief.

Source: WordNet 3.0
Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.

noun

Source: webster1913