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noun

Misery n. (pl. miseries)

Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe. "Destruction and misery are in their ways."

Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune. "When we our betters see bearing our woes, We scarcely think our miseries our foes."

Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice. (Obs.)

Synonyms: Wretchedness; torture; agony; torment; anguish; distress; calamity; misfortune.

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"Misery" Quotes from Famous Books

... never will,' he said, in a tone of alarm. 'You can have no conception of the misery the whole thing causes me. I cannot understand it. What possible affinity there can be between myself and that disgusting little snob passes my comprehension. I assure you, my dear Mac, the knowledge that ...

— Novel Notes • Jerome K. Jerome

... on, for feelings of delicacy prevented him from gazing any longer at the men with the golden girdles; but as he went he pondered on the misery he had seen, and thought to himself that this golden sand did more mischief than all the poisons of the apothecary; for it dazzled the eyes of some, it strained the hearts of others, it bowed down the heads of many to the earth with its ...

— Junior Classics, V6 • Various

... time, Johnnie completed the climb alone, meditating upon the boy's words. "The spirit to try!" Where had his spirit gone, he wondered. Perhaps it had been crushed beneath the weight of misery he had beheld; surely he had seen enough. Hourly contact with sickness and misfortune on such a gigantic scale was enough to chill any one's hopes, and although his sensibilities had been dulled, his apprehensions had been quickened hour by hour. Now ...

— Rainbow's End • Rex Beach

... the worthy tyrant, who was in an ecstasy of delight over the riches pouring into the treasury, prevented his carrying out this design. And, indeed, as he reminded himself, were not these honest comedians, who had rescued him from his misery and despair, entitled in all fairness to profit, so far as they could, by this unexpected and overwhelming favour which he had all unwittingly gained? So, resigning himself as philosophically as he could ...

— Captain Fracasse • Theophile Gautier

... Jack throughout that week that Adrien's heart went out in compassionate pity, for in his face there dwelt a misery so complete, so voiceless that no comfort of hers appeared to be able to bring relief. Often through those days did Annette ask to see him, but the old doctor was relentless. There must be absolute quiet ...

— To Him That Hath - A Novel Of The West Of Today • Ralph Connor

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