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
But not that long ago Molina was a central figure in a special education case that needlessly cost the district hundreds of thousands of dollars and put one family through misery for nearly three years.
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Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Over 40 years after losing to Daniel in the All-Valley Tournament, leading to many years of misery, Johnny learns from his mistakes in the most important fight of his life against the menacing Sensei Wolf, with the help of his former rival.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The months surrounding any digital-media launch are riddled with anxiety, misery, and sometimes great elation.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
The fear that what is fun and silly online can radiate into violence or misery offline is based on history, not nightmare.
—Kelsey McKinney, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
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Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Over 40 years after losing to Daniel in the All-Valley Tournament, leading to many years of misery, Johnny learns from his mistakes in the most important fight of his life against the menacing Sensei Wolf, with the help of his former rival.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The months surrounding any digital-media launch are riddled with anxiety, misery, and sometimes great elation.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
The fear that what is fun and silly online can radiate into violence or misery offline is based on history, not nightmare.
—Kelsey McKinney, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misery
Noun
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Challenges of rebuilding Victims who lost homes will be faced with the decision whether to rebuild — which can be agony.—
Tony Saavedra,
Orange County Register,
24 Feb. 2025
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Then, Cara’s killshot was followed by her screams of agony at her dire circumstances.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
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Yarden appeared to be in extreme distress in the video and was very likely speaking under duress.—
Mick Krever,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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The actress claimed Baldoni's behavior caused emotional distress in a federal lawsuit filed in January.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Dorr is a technical executive with the Electric Power Research Institute, where he gets paid to think about the nightmare scenarios for electrical equipment fires and test ways to prevent them.—
Jeff Young,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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While thankfully there were no fatalities, videos like that are the stuff that nightmares are made of.—
Harry Enten,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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The poor guy is just so ready to put the pain of his childhood behind him and build a family where everyone eats dinner together at night, and no one ever feels alone.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Kylie Jenner is opening up about the pain of losing her longtime hairstylist and close friend, Jesus Guerrero.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
25 Feb. 2025
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Camarena’s body was found a month later with evidence of torture and abuse.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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But the two youngest children, Russell and Eve, were taken with Ruby in the move to Ivins — and were subjected to cruel torture at the hands of their mother and her business partner.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The loss of 67 lives, many of them young people, fills me with anguish.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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It is filled with people waiting for resettlement, living with constant anguish while facing the risk of arrest and deportation.—
Anne Chan,
NBC News,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The video for the single captures the singer literally running away from the horrors hiding beneath the surface February 28, 2025 The new Lizzo era is here.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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People need to continue to show up to town halls and political events to express their dismay and horror at the prospect of Trump and Musk demolishing social safety nets and health, safety, and economic regulation.—
Leah Litman,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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That can range from receiving unfair treatment to being ignored when bringing up issues around pain or discomfort.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Feb. 2025
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Discovering new information about ourselves may challenge our beliefs or habits, leading to discomfort.—
Andrew Geesbreght,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Misery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misery. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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