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Meanings of
misery
in English
Catalan
desgràcia
Spanish
desgracia
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A state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune.
wretchedness
miserableness
Catalan
desgràcia
Usage of
misery
in English
1
Laziness and idleness; evolution and revolution; poverty and
misery
;
character and reputation.
2
More
misery
for France but a nice long holiday for South Africa.
3
Nov. 5-Germansin critical position; frost a new
misery
of the campaign.
4
It help me; it keep me glad; it save me from
misery
.
5
You have seen the
misery
in which I live in the raudales.
6
To understand their
misery
it is probably necessary to revisit their history.
7
Unutterable
misery
was in his face; unutterable
misery
was in his voice.
8
It was a happy sort of
misery
,
since children know no better.
9
The doctor wove toward us through the obstacle course of human
misery
.
10
The trouble with Turner added to the general
misery
of the situation.
11
In a situation like that there's no point in prolonging the
misery
.
12
There was dissatisfaction in London; in James Towne
misery
and often despair.
13
Famine and
misery
reached their climax in the country in that year.
14
But the
misery
in front of him held Stephen in a spell.
15
There is no pathos in real
misery
:
no luxury in real grief.
16
That would mean more droughts, floods, human
misery
and international security challenges.
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misery
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
human misery
much misery
own misery
great misery
more misery
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Translations for
misery
Catalan
desgràcia
dissort
Spanish
desgracia
Misery
through the time
Misery
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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