misery UK /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹɪ/US /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹi/noun 5forms 1phrases 1 noun5 •a state of being very unhappy and suffering a lotEver since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face. •(dialect, US) A bodily ache or pain.[...] and I had a misery in my left breast and shoulder. I was hurt, but knew not how or how much. — 1868 •Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune. •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: […] — 1593 •(no longer used) greed; avarice. formsmiseries Phrases with misery put someone out of their miseryTo submit a suffering person or an animal to euthanasia.
Misery noun 1phrases 1 noun1 •(slang, disapproving) Derogatory name for Missouri: a state of the United States. Phrases with Misery put someone out of their miseryTo submit a suffering person or an animal to euthanasia.