misery
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,847 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,795 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune also: wretchedness, miserableness the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable
- a feeling of intense unhappiness she was exhausted by her misery and grief
misery in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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They were touched by their own readiness to alleviate a shipmate’s misery.
The nigger of the "Narcissus" · Joseph Conrad · Chapter 1
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You brought misery upon an old man, and ruined his life and broke his heart.
A Double Barrelled Detective Story · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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Hopeless, sad-eyed misery, hunger, feverish anxiety, desperation, then; thankfulness, serenity, joy too deep for utterance now.
Sketches New and Old, Part 7. · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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There's a lot more to me than you know--a lot I've thought to overcome--suffering, misery, curses, disgrace.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1
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Ye that have eyes, yet cannot see, In darkness and in misery, Recall those mighty Voices Three, Ἰησοῦ, ἐλέησόν με!
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1