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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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
Indian spiritual leader and environmental campaigner Sadhguru has spoken to Newsweek about the nation's mental health, offering his secret to achieving a good state of mind by choosing joy or misery.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
In the wake of Columbine, films such as Elephant and We Need to Talk About Kevin wrestled with the reasons why kids take up arms to express their misery.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same lake displayed devastation and misery after an armed group called M23 captured the lakeside city of Goma last month.
—Guerchom Ndebo, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
That puts the visitors squarely in the crosshairs, as the watching world will expect a commanding performance from a Liverpool side looking to purge their midweek miseries from the collective mind.
—Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
In the wake of Columbine, films such as Elephant and We Need to Talk About Kevin wrestled with the reasons why kids take up arms to express their misery.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same lake displayed devastation and misery after an armed group called M23 captured the lakeside city of Goma last month.
—Guerchom Ndebo, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
That puts the visitors squarely in the crosshairs, as the watching world will expect a commanding performance from a Liverpool side looking to purge their midweek miseries from the collective mind.
—Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misery
Noun
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Just consider the agony of merging two or more sprawling thickets of technology.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The death of this beautiful 12 year old girl and the agony of her mother and family touched our entire nation greatly.—
NPR,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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While local authorities have since said the incident spawned from a physical altercation between two attendees, and that firearms were not involved, the resulting melee left at least 10 people with non-life-threatening injuries and numerous claiming emotion distress.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Garcia’s damages included physical pain, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, humiliation, inconvenience, grief, disfigurement, physical impairment, anxiety and emotional distress, according to a recording of the verdict from Courtroom View Network.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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For Prince’s team, the damning press was a waking nightmare.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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As a quiet panic becomes obvious in Ryan’s eyes, the happy return begins to feel like a nightmare.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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Her pain and rage, her desire to be coddled and loved all announced itself with a furious punk purity.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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But having said that, having done it twice now, there is more of a sense of understanding procedurally what works and how to streamline it, so our goal is never to draw out people's pain for three years.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Cameras didn’t document the torture of trade unionists and others in Paraguay.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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The tests were believed to be part of a super-secret experimentation program, Project MKUltra, which ran from 1953 to 1973 (when the program’s records were destroyed) to identify drugs that could weaken individuals and force confessions through brainwashing and psychological torture.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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The first Trump Administration didn’t deliver many material gains to the rural poor—deaths of despair continued to rise, and wages continued to stagnate—but at least Trump spoke to their anguish and seemed outraged on their behalf.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Garcia’s damages included physical pain, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, humiliation, inconvenience, grief, disfigurement, physical impairment, anxiety and emotional distress, according to a recording of the verdict from Courtroom View Network.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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Comments John Malkovich, in a very John Malkovich role, plays a twisted pop star in Opus, A24’s incisive horror film about the cult of toxic fandom.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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The space horror finds Aaron Paul, Eiza González, and Flying Lotus himself – born Steven Ellison – in new, sci-fi worlds of psychological and physical terror.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
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Kier’s Goal – This is, as some expected, a pursuit of a life free from pain, or even discomfort.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Like anxiety, a heart attack can also cause chest pain, heaviness, or discomfort.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Misery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misery. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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