miseries — /ˈmɪzəriz/ (say mizuhreez) plural noun 1. plural of misery. 2. Colloquial a state of being unhappy or discontented: an attack of the miseries. –phrase 3. in the miseries, Colloquial unhappy; unwell; depressed …
miseries — mis·er·y || mɪzÉ™rɪ n. distress, wretchedness, sorrow, suffering, poverty … English contemporary dictionary
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Misery — Mi ser*y, n.; pl. {Miseries}. [OE. miserie, L. miseria, fr. miser wretched: cf. F. mis[ e]re, OF. also, miserie.] [1913 Webster] 1. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Destruction… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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