Misery | Mean of misery in English Dictionary

/ˈmɪzəri/

• Noun
• extreme suffering or unhappiness
1. The war brought misery to thousands of refugees.
2. They were living in overcrowded slums in conditions of great misery.
3. a source of human misery
4. the joy and misery of life
• something that causes extreme suffering or unhappiness
1. He tends to exaggerate the miseries of his childhood.
2. the joys and miseries of life
• a very unhappy or painful time or experience
1. The last years of her life were a misery.
2. My former boss made my life a misery. [=my former boss made my life miserable]
3. patients who are in constant pain and want to be put out of their misery
4. (humorous) I know you're all anxious to hear the results, so let me put you out of your misery. [=let me end your suffering by telling you the results]
5. The champion finally put him out of his misery by knocking him out in the fifth round. [=the champion was beating him badly and finally ended the fight by knocking him out]

• an unhappy person who complains often or constantly
1. Stop being such a misery.