1
as in agony
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
the flood brought misery to the many hundreds whom it had made homeless
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2
as in distress
a state of great suffering of body or mind
a medication that promises to provide greater relief to those living in chronic misery because of arthritis
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Recent Examples of misery
His gay life, sadly, is mostly a source of early misery and bitter feeling—a reminder of how recently, and how blessedly, homosexuality has been normalized.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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As my kids have gotten older, shopping for their clothes has become a misery.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 17 May 2025
The value of the Syrian currency plummeted during the civil war years, adding to the misery.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Elvis, for example, couldn’t set foot outside Graceland in the light of day for fear of being mobbed and this brought him misery.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
The Best Clothing Box Photograph: Stitch Fix Stitch Fix
Kids Clothes Box
$16
Stitch Fix
As my kids have gotten older, shopping for their clothes has become a misery.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 17 May 2025
The value of the Syrian currency plummeted during the civil war years, adding to the misery.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Elvis, for example, couldn’t set foot outside Graceland in the light of day for fear of being mobbed and this brought him misery.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misery
Noun
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Barking in agony, the fox scratches and claws in any attempt to free itself and get to safety.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
28 May 2025
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Michaela calmly explains that Jocelyn got botched plastic surgery that’s kept her in private agony for the last decade.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The organization provides up to eight free mental health and counseling sessions to youth and their families who have experienced gun violence, abuse or emotional distress.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2025
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Noumea’s Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre notified Carnival Splendor about a distress call from a catamaran while the ship was traveling south of New Caledonia on Thursday, according to a news release.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Saving him and others is their work Pratt & Whitney union votes to approve new contract, end strike Private equity created a ‘nightmare’ in CT hospitals, staff say.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2025
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Watching the men who trusted him to lead them home devoured by monsters or crushed by clashing rocks was not a fairytale, but a nightmare.—
Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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Winant crystallizes this idea of crossing a indescribable threshold through her discussion and analysis of masochism, an intrinsic component of athletic practice that intertwines physical pleasure with pain.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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The research on seed oils has picked up over the past decade , including Zamora’s clinical trials that found limiting seed oils improved participants’ chronic pain.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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As many as 40,000 Ravensbrück inmates died of starvation, disease, torture, shooting, lethal injections, medical experiments, and from lethal gas.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
4 June 2025
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Secretary Noem argues the program has been abused, but immigration advocacy groups have warned that many immigrants would be vulnerable to abuse, torture, or arrest should they be forced to return home.—
Dan Gooding
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
Noun
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The victim’s scream of anguish is captured in the video.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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Rite of Spring is the Pièce de resistance of the exhibition and features a mass of writhing bodies morphing into each other, women giving birth, androgynous figures and figures with expressions of anguish.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Phobias, a silent clown duo with a horror twist, brought eerie theatrics to the stage — complete with balloon popping and unsettling surprises — and successfully freaked out the judges (especially Howie Mandel).—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
4 June 2025
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Within moments of his arrival, the church became the site of an unspeakable horror — the beheading of several people in the congregation.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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Instead, stand firm and push through this discomfort into the next, new chapter of your life.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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Despite these incidents, her boyfriend seems to shrug off her concerns and isn’t taking her discomfort seriously.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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“Misery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misery. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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