01 n. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
pl.
Miseries ((#))
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1.
Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.“Destruction and misery are in their ways.” — Rom. iii. 16.
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2.
Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.“When we our betters see bearing our woes, We scarcely think our miseries our foes.” — Shak.
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3.
Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice.[Obs.]
Syn.
Wretchedness; torture; agony; torment; anguish; distress; calamity; misfortune.