misery
Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woeGreat unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
» Tom shot the injured horse to put it out of its misery.
Tom erschoss das verletzte Pferd, um es von seinem Leid zu erlösen.
Том пристрелил раненую лошадь, чтобы избавить её от страданий.
Том застрелив пораненого коня, щоб позбавити його від страждань.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
Ever since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face.
Misere, Elend
несча́стьеnesčástʹje, го́реgóre, му́каmúka
неща́стяneščástja, біда́bidá, го́реhóre
(UK, US, countable, dialectal, uncountable)A bodily ache or pain.
(countable, uncountable)Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
невзго́дыnevzgódy
(countable, uncountable)Poverty.
нищета́niščetá, бе́дностьbédnostʹ
зли́дніzlýdni, бі́дністьbídnistʹ, нужда́nuždá
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Greed; avarice.
- a feeling of intense unhappiness
- a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
Examples
121 sentencesTom shot the injured horse to put it out of its misery.
Том застрелив пораненого коня, щоб позбавити його від страждань.
ruТом пристрелил раненую лошадь, чтобы избавить её от страданий.
deTom erschoss das verletzte Pferd, um es von seinem Leid zu erlösen.
Misery loves company.
Біда не приходить одна.
ruБеда не приходит одна.
deGeteiltes Leid ist halbes Leid.
I'll put you out of your misery.
Tom was in misery.
deTom war in Not.
Tom is in misery.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English miserie, from Old French miserie (modern: misère), from Latin miseria,From Middle English miserie, from Old French miserie (modern: misère), from Latin miseria, from miser, equivalent to miser + -y. Doublet of misère and mizeria.
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Forms
plural: miseriesSynonyms
72 synonyms- a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune:wretchednessmiserableness
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable