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misery

Syllabification: (mis·er·y)

Definition of misery

a state or feeling of great distress or discomfort of mind or body:she went upstairs and cried in misery he wrote endlessly about his frustrations and miseries
(usually miseries) a cause or source of great distress or discomfort:the miseries of war

Phrases

make someone's life a misery (or make life a misery for someone): cause someone severe distress by continued unpleasantness or harassment.
put someone/something out of their misery: end the suffering of a person or animal in pain by killing them.; informal release someone from suspense or anxiety by telling them something they are anxious to know.

late Middle English: from Old French miserie, from Latin miseria, from miser 'wretched'

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