misery

simple noun31 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.7

A common way to express a high degree of unhappiness.

Refers to the suffering of people in general.

Highlights that the feeling is nothing but misery.

Emphasizes that the suffering is genuine and severe.

Implies that the amount of suffering is too great to be described.

Refers to suffering caused by financial problems or poverty.

Used to describe a state of extreme unhappiness or suffering.

Describes a state where nothing is lacking to make the situation miserable.

Refers to unhappiness experienced by an individual.

To cause someone to be very unhappy over a period of time.

To make someone experience unhappiness.

To experience physical or mental pain and unhappiness.

To be in a continuous state of unhappiness.

To be the cause of someone's unhappiness.

To stop a period of suffering.

To experience the emotion of extreme unhappiness.

To make an already bad situation even worse.

To make suffering less painful or severe.

To kill a suffering creature humanely, or to end a difficult situation for someone (sometimes used humorously).

To remove or reduce an unpleasant feeling of misery.

To make suffering less severe.

To prevent someone from having to experience an unpleasant task or situation.

To experience and bear a difficult or painful situation.

To bring a state of unhappiness into existence.

To make a period of suffering last longer.

To force someone to experience something unpleasant like misery.

To stop thinking about one's unhappiness, often temporarily.

To have a life characterized by unhappiness.

To cause a great deal of misery for someone, often in addition to existing problems.

To experience the same difficult situation with others.

Used to specify the cause or type of misery.