Misery vs. Miserable — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Misery and Miserable
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Misery
A state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort
The misery of the miner's existence
A man who had brought her nothing but misery
Miserable
Very uncomfortable or unhappy; wretched.
Misery
The state of suffering and want as a result of physical circumstances or extreme poverty.
Miserable
Causing or accompanied by great discomfort or distress
A miserable climate.
Misery
Mental or emotional unhappiness or distress
"Our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not on our circumstances" (Martha Washington).
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Miserable
Mean or shameful; contemptible
A miserable trick.
Misery
A cause or source of suffering
The miseries of adolescence.
Miserable
Wretchedly inadequate
Lived in a miserable shack.
Fed the prisoners miserable rations.
Misery
(Informal) A physical ache or ailment.
Miserable
Of poor quality; inferior
Miserable handicraft.
Misery
Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
Ever since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face.
Miserable
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
Misery
A bodily ache or pain.
Miserable
Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless.
He's good at some sports, like tennis, but he's just miserable at football.
Misery
Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
Miserable
Of the weather, extremely unpleasant due to being cold, wet, overcast, etc.
Misery
(Extreme) poverty.
Miserable
Wretched; worthless; mean; contemptible.
A miserable sinner
Misery
(archaic) greed; avarice.
Miserable
(obsolete) Causing unhappiness or misery.
Misery
Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
Destruction and misery are in their ways.
Miserable
(obsolete) Avaricious; niggardly; miserly.
Misery
Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
Miserable
A miserable person; a wretch.
Misery
Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice.
Miserable
A state of misery or melancholy.
Misery
A state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune;
The misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable
Miserable
Very unhappy; wretched; living in misery.
What hopes delude thee, miserable man?
Misery
A feeling of intense unhappiness;
She was exhausted by her misery and grief
Miserable
Causing unhappiness or misery.
What 's more miserable than discontent?
Miserable
Worthless; mean; despicable; as, a miserable fellow; a miserable dinner.
Miserable comforters are ye all.
Miserable
Avaricious; niggardly; miserly.
Miserable
A miserable person.
Miserable
Very unhappy; full of misery;
He felt depressed and miserable
A message of hope for suffering humanity
Wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages
Miserable
Deserving or inciting pity;
A hapless victim
Miserable victims of war
The shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
Piteous appeals for help
Pitiable homeless children
A pitiful fate
Oh, you poor thing
His poor distorted limbs
A wretched life
Miserable
Of the most contemptible kind;
Abject cowardice
A low stunt to pull
A low-down sneak
His miserable treatment of his family
You miserable skunk!
A scummy rabble
A scurvy trick
Miserable
Of very poor quality or condition;
Deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
Woeful treatment of the accused
Woeful errors of judgment
Miserable
Characterized by physical misery;
A wet miserable weekend
Spent a wretched night on the floor
Miserable
Contemptibly small in amount;
A measly tip
The company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
A paltry wage
Almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
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