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Definitions for Misery

[1] wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
[2] distress or suffering caused by need, privation, or poverty.
[3] great mental or emotional distress; extreme unhappiness.
[4] a cause or source of distress.
[5] Older Use . a pain: a misery in my left side. rheumatism. Often miseries. a case or period of despondency or gloom.
[6] intense unhappiness, discomfort, or suffering; wretchedness
[7] a cause of such unhappiness, discomfort, etc
[8] squalid or poverty-stricken conditions
[9] British informal a person who is habitually depressed he is such a misery
[10] dialect a pain or ailment

Words related to Misery

heartache, gloom, hardship, torture, agony, sorrow, discomfort, grief, squalor, suffering, despair, torment, woe, passion, anguish, sadness, worry, headache, misfortune, anxiety

Words nearby Misery

miserabilist, miserable, miserere, misericord, miserly, misery, misery index, misery loves company, misesteem, misestimate, misfeasance

Origin of Misery

1325–75; Middle English miserie < Latin miseria, equivalent to miser wretched + -ia -y3

Word origin for Misery

C14: via Anglo-Norman from Latin miseria, from miser wretched

Synonyms for Misery

agony, anguish, despair, discomfort, gloom, grief, hardship, headache, heartache, passion, sadness, sorrow, squalor, suffering, torment, torture, woe, worry, ache, blues, depression, desolation, despondency, distress, dolor, hurting, melancholy, pang, stitch, throe, twinge, unhappiness, worriment, wretchedness, anvil chorus, bad news