misery

  • 31misery — [14] Latin miser meant ‘miserable, wretched’. From it were derived miseria ‘wretchedness’, source of English misery, and miserābilis ‘pitiable’, source of English miserable [16]. Fitting in with the general semantic pattern, English miser [16] (a …

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  • 32misery — noun 1) periods of intense misery Syn: unhappiness, distress, wretchedness, suffering, anguish, anxiety, angst, torment, pain, grief, heartache, heartbreak, despair, despondency, dejection, depression, desolation …

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  • 33misery — n 1. trial, tribulation, trial and tribulation, test, ordeal; load, burden, heavy load or burden; trouble, adversity, misfortune, affliction, suffering, distress, oppression, mortification; blow, shock, stab, pain, throe. 2. destitution,… …

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  • 34misery — see misery loves company …

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  • 35misery — [14] Latin miser meant ‘miserable, wretched’. From it were derived miseria ‘wretchedness’, source of English misery, and miserābilis ‘pitiable’, source of English miserable [16]. Fitting in with the general semantic pattern, English miser [16] (a …

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  • 36misery — n. (pl. ies) 1 a wretched state of mind, or of outward circumstances. 2 a thing causing this. 3 colloq. a constantly depressed or discontented person. 4 = MIS Usage: RE. Phrases and idioms: put out of its etc. misery 1 release (a person, animal,… …

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  • 37Misery (Maroon 5 song) — Misery Single by Maroon 5 from the album Hands All Over Released June 22, 2010 …

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  • 38Misery-Courtion — Basisdaten Staat: Schweiz …

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  • 39Misery index (economics) — Misery index redirects here. For the American death metal band, see Misery Index (band). The misery index is an economic indicator, created by economist Arthur Okun, and found by adding the unemployment rate to the inflation rate. It is assumed… …

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  • 40Misery (film) — Misery Theatrical release poster Directed by Rob Reiner Produced by Rob Reiner And …

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