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May 27, 2012
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mis•er•y



Pronunciation: (miz'u-rē), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -er•ies.
1. wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
2. distress or suffering caused by need, privation, or poverty.
3. great mental or emotional distress; extreme unhappiness.
4. a cause or source of distress.
5. Older Use.
a. a pain: a misery in my left side.
b. rheumatism.
c. Often miseries. a case or period of despondency or gloom.

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