
[Middle English miserie, from Old French, from Latin miseria, from miser, wretched.]
noun
Idioms beginning with misery:
misery loves company
In addition to the idiom beginning with misery, also see put someone out of his or her misery.
Definition: pain, mental or physical
Antonyms: cheer, contentment, delight, fun, gladness, happiness, joy, pleasure
n
Definition: trouble, disaster
Antonyms: advantage, benefit, blessing, boon, good fortune, good luck, peace
There is only misfortune in not being loved; there is misery in not loving.
— Albert Camus
Tutor's tip: The lives of the "miserly" (relating to one who hoards his wealth) often end in "misery" (extreme unhappiness).
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - elendighed, jammer, ulykke, lidelser
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Nederlands (Dutch)
ellende, lijden, ongeluk, beproeving
Français (French)
n. - souffrance, misère, abattement, calvaire, (GB, gén) grincheux, pleurnicheur
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δυστυχία, μιζέρια, αθλιότητα, βάσανο, κλάψα(ς)
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Italiano (Italian)
sofferenza, miseria, disgrazia
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - tormento (m)
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Русский (Russian)
горе, нищета, мизер (в картах), нытик
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Español (Spanish)
n. - sufrimiento, padecimiento, aflicción, desdicha, desgracia, miseria, pobreza
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. - elände, misär, gnällspik
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
悲惨, 穷困, 不幸
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 悲慘, 窮困, 不幸
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日本語 (Japanese)
n. - みじめさ, 窮乏, 苦痛, 苦難
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) تعاسه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - סבל, צער, מצוקה, כאב
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