miserly
miserly

misery


Definition: Meaning of, misery in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmɪz(ə)ri /

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misery miseries
  1. [uncountable and countable] great suffering that is caused for example by being very poor or very sick
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  2. [uncountable and countable] great unhappiness
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  3. make somebody's life a misery British English to cause so much trouble for someone that they cannot enjoy their life
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  4. put something/somebody out of their misery informal to make someone stop feeling worried, especially by telling them something they are waiting to hear
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  5. put something/somebody out of their misery to kill a sick or injured animal in order to end its suffering [=  put down]
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  6. [countable] British English spoken someone who is always complaining and never enjoys anything
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