misery

sofferenza, infelicità

Tristezza o sofferenza molto intensa, mentale o fisica.

In inglese semplice: Great sadness or suffering in your mind or body.

• She cried in misery.
• The constant pain made his life a misery.
• Their kindness helped end years of loneliness and misery.

Sinonimi: suffering, distress, unhappiness

Contrari: happiness, joy

Espressioni comuni: deep misery, cause misery, live in misery

miseria

Vita segnata da povertà estrema, fame e pessime condizioni di vita.

In inglese semplice: A way of life marked by extreme poverty, hunger, and very poor living conditions.

• Many families lived in misery.
• The photographs show the misery of the city’s poorest streets.
• Better housing helped lift them out of misery.

Sinonimi: destitution, poverty

Contrari: prosperity

Espressioni comuni: live in misery, poverty and misery

disgrazia, sventura

Evento o problema che causa grande sofferenza o infelicità.

In inglese semplice: An event or problem that causes great suffering or unhappiness.

• Illness was only one of their many miseries.
• The family endured misery after misery.
• She wrote about the small miseries of everyday life.

Come si usa: the miseries of something (The novel describes the miseries of war.)

Sinonimi: misfortune, calamity, affliction

Espressioni comuni: misery after misery, miseries of something