Meaning & use
misery
A state of great unhappiness, discomfort, or suffering.
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Years of financial misery finally ended when she found steady work.
The flooded basement added to the family's misery during an already hard winter.
A note on using this word
Misery can describe both emotional suffering and difficult physical conditions, unlike sadness, which is purely emotional.
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