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
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.
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Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
There’s something cathartic about putting a name to your housing misery, which is probably why so many of us are trying.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2025
One of the few remaining positives in his life is upended before the pilot comes to a close, pushing poor Ted that much further into misery.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2025
Human misery and environmental devastation proved the cost of turning coffee from a luxury good into a staple.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
There’s something cathartic about putting a name to your housing misery, which is probably why so many of us are trying.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2025
One of the few remaining positives in his life is upended before the pilot comes to a close, pushing poor Ted that much further into misery.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2025
Human misery and environmental devastation proved the cost of turning coffee from a luxury good into a staple.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 22 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
Noun
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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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But the Heat remains without Alec Burks (lower back pain), Josh Christopher (G League), Nikola Jovic (broken right hand) and Dru Smith (left Achilles surgery) against the Bulls.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
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Symptoms are akin to getting the flu: body aches, fever, abdominal pain.—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
9 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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While not explicitly a horror film, Opus utilizes staples of the genre.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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As for the backlash from other family members, Hughes says the OP shouldn't take responsibility for their discomfort.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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In a sport where losses far outnumber wins, success requires learning to embrace discomfort and grow stronger from each challenge.—
Samantha Bergin,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Misery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misery. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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