misery

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈmɪz(ə)ɹɪ/

Noun

countable uncountable UK US dialectal archaic

Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe. / (US and UK, dialects) A bodily ache or pain. / Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune. / (Extreme) poverty.

Japanese Meaning

大いなる不幸 / 身体または心の極度の苦痛 / 惨めさ / 苦悩や悲哀 / （方言的に）身体の痛み / 災難、不幸の原因 / 極度の貧困

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She endured years of misery after the accident.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は事故の後、何年もの深い不幸に耐えた。

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Sense（1）

Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.

Ever since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face.

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Sense（2）

(US and UK, dialects) A bodily ache or pain.

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Sense（3）

Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.

Sense（4）

(Extreme) poverty.

The Widdow that hath but a pan of braſſe, […]

Muſt pay her Landlord many a groat,

Or twil be puld out of her throat: […]

The rich haue all, the poore liue in miſerie: […]

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Sense（5）

(archaic) greed; avarice.

miseries

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