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Misery
Pronunciation : Mi"ser*y
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [OE. miserie, L. miseria, fr. miser wretched: cf. F. mis?re, OF. also, miserie.]
Definition : 1. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe. Chaucer. Destruction and misery are in their ways. Rom. iii. 16.
2. Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune. When we our betters see bearing our woes, We scarcely think our miseries our foes. Shak.
3. Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice. [Obs.]
Syn. -- Wretchedness; torture; agony; torment; anguish; distress; calamity; misfortune.
pl. Miseries.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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