Definition of "misery" []

• The state of suffering and want as a result of physical circumstances or extreme poverty. (noun)
• Mental or emotional unhappiness or distress: "Our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not on our circumstances” ( Martha Washington). (noun)
• A cause or source of suffering. (noun)
• Informal A physical ache or ailment. (noun)

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• "Living in misery is no solution even McCain has moved on. —"
• "This was very barbarous and inhuman; even an enemy, in misery, is to be pitied and not trampled upon."
• "And don't rule out that your misery is your girlfriend herself."