misery
noun
wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
miseries
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pluralof misery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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No wonder mud became “shorthand for the miseries of poverty,” Ms. Ziegelman writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Perhaps most painful among the nurses’ many miseries is their isolation: the secrets they keep in hopes of sparing their loved ones an iota of extra suffering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
It’s possible artificial intelligence won’t usher us into obsolescence before it joins us in tuning out the miseries inherent to existing.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2025
“You cannot blame British newspapers for the miseries heaped on the Prince and Princess of Wales,” columnist Hugo Rifkind wrote in The Times of London.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
All of these flashes of future miseries occurred to William in the time it took him to turn his head to see what Jeanne was doing.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
