n., pl. -ies.

1. 1. The state of suffering and want as a result of physical circumstances or extreme poverty.
   2. Mental or emotional unhappiness or distress: “Our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not on our circumstances” (Martha Washington).
2. A cause or source of suffering.
3. Informal. A physical ache or ailment.

[Middle English miserie, from Old French, from Latin miseria, from miser, wretched.]

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noun

1. A state of prolonged anguish and privation: suffering, woe, wretchedness. See happy/unhappy.
2. A state of physical or mental suffering: affliction, agony, anguish, distress, hurt, pain, torment, torture, woe, wound, wretchedness. See happy/unhappy.
3. A sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury: ache, pain, pang, prick, prickle, smart, soreness, stab, sting, stitch, throe, twinge. See pain/pleasure.

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.

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n

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

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IN BRIEF: n. - A feeling of intense unhappiness; A state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune.

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).

Dansk (Danish)
n. - elendighed, jammer, ulykke, lidelser

idioms:

• put out of its misery    gøre en ende på dets lidelser, dræbe (lidende dyr)

Nederlands (Dutch)
ellende, lijden, ongeluk, beproeving

Français (French)
n. - souffrance, misère, abattement, calvaire, (GB, gén) grincheux, pleurnicheur

idioms:

• put someone out of their misery    abréger les souffrances de qn (euph)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Elend

idioms:

• put someone out of their misery    ein Tier töten, um sein Leiden zu beenden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δυστυχία, μιζέρια, αθλιότητα, βάσανο, κλάψα(ς)

idioms:

• put out of its misery    δίνω τέλος στα βάσανα κάποιου

Italiano (Italian)
sofferenza, miseria, disgrazia

idioms:

• put out of its misery    liberare qualcuno dalle sue sofferenze

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tormento (m)

idioms:

• put out of its misery    consolar, sacrificar (animal)

Русский (Russian)
горе, нищета, мизер (в картах), нытик

idioms:

• put out of its misery    положить конец чьим-либо страданиям, убить кого-либо из милосердия

Español (Spanish)
n. - sufrimiento, padecimiento, aflicción, desdicha, desgracia, miseria, pobreza

idioms:

• put someone out of their misery    sacar a alguien de la pobreza

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - elände, misär, gnällspik

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
悲惨, 穷困, 不幸

idioms:

• put out of its misery    杀死某人以结束其痛苦, 使某人不再感到不安

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 悲慘, 窮困, 不幸

idioms:

• put out of its misery    殺死某人以結束其痛苦, 使某人不再感到不安

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고통, 곤궁, 재난

idioms:

• put out of its misery    (괴로워 하는 사람이나 동물을) 죽음으로 편안하게 해주다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - みじめさ, 窮乏, 苦痛, 苦難

idioms:

• put out of its misery    殺して楽にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تعاسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סבל, צער, מצוקה, כאב‬

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