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Meanings of misery in English
Synonyms
Examples for "wretchedness"
Examples for "wretchedness"
1
He was wretched; and in his wretchedness his resolves became involuntarily weakened.
2
All the rest of the day he would mope in silent wretchedness.
3
But he who takes no part in it lives on in wretchedness.
4
They are alone; this is the secret of their wretchedness and impotence.
5
But hunger and wretchedness rise superior to fears in the long run.
1
But I'm trying to keep my miserableness to myself.
2
He was on the edge of felicity in his miserableness when his indefatigable women entered, all smiles.
3
Yet, besides my miserableness, there was something very like pleasure as well, though of a grim sort.
4
The Greeks believed that the gods gave them wine so that they might forget the miserableness of existence.
5
There has been some debate in the Irish Times letters pages about the miserableness of films reviewed last week.
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 across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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