miseries

Meanings

• noun

  A state of great suffering or distress, often lasting a long time.

  - "He lived in miseries, with no food or shelter."
  - "The refugees faced miseries in the refugee camp."
  - "The poverty-stricken population endured countless miseries."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with miseries
mercies , adventures , adversities , apologies , desperate , histories , miserable , obligations , reveries

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Variants

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miseries , misery

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Etymology

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From Old French miseres, from misere, misery.

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Trivia

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1. Miseries is the name of a band that formed in the late 1980s and is known for their melodic death metal sound.

2. In Shakespeare's 'King Lear', the character Gloucester laments, 'As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods. They kill us for their sport.', a line that speaks to the idea of miseries as a state of suffering inflicted by fate or the gods.

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Related Concepts

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1. poverty: Miseries are often associated with poverty, as a state of great suffering and distress caused by lack of resources.

2. suffering: Miseries refer to a state of great suffering or pain, both physical and emotional.

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Culture

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Miseries have been a common theme in literature and art, often used to depict poverty, suffering, and hardship. In Charles Dickens' 'David Copperfield', the character Uriah Heep represents miseries and is portrayed as a despicable and manipulative character.

How to Memorize "miseries"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person huddled in a corner, shivering and hungry, to remember the meaning of miseries.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word miseries with the feeling of deep sadness and despair.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'M Is Sad, Elicits Rare Ires, Endless Sorrow' to remember the meaning of miseries.

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