English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-misery.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
From OF. miserie, from L. miseria, from miser#Latin|miser.

Noun
en-noun|miseries

#Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
#Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
#Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice.

Translations
trans-top|great unhappiness
Croatian: t-|hr|jad|m
Czech: t+|cs|nešt�stí|n
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German: t+|de|Elend|n
Japanese: �� (���, hisan)

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• 2007-11-29 10:53 - Krun - adding etymology

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