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M I S E R Y mis·er·y (mz-r)
[Middle English miserie, from Old French, from Latin miseria, from miser, wretched.]

"Our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not on our circumstances"
Martha Washington

n. pl. mis·er·ies
1. a. The state of suffering and want as a result of physical circumstances.
1. b. Mental or emotional unhappiness or distress.
2. A cause or source of suffering.
3. Informal A physical ache or ailment.

Thesaurus
Noun
1.
misery - a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"
wretchedness
ill-being - lack of prosperity or happiness or health
concentration camp - a situation characterized by crowding and extremely harsh conditions
living death - a state of constant misery
woe, suffering - misery resulting from affliction

2.
misery - a feeling of intense unhappiness; "she was exhausted by her misery and grief"
sadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being