misery
nounHow many syllables in misery?
There are 3 syllables in the word misery.How to pronounce misery:
Definition of misery:
- misery (noun):
- intense unhappiness or suffering
- a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune.
- a state of suffering and want that is the result of poverty or affliction
Synonyms for misery:
agony
anguish
concentration camp
curse
depression
desolation
despair
discomfort
distress
gloom
grief
hardship
hell
horror
ill-being
living death
melancholy
miserableness
misfortune
murder
nightmare
ordeal
sadness
sorrow
suffering
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Antonyms for misery:
advantage
alleviation
amusement
benefit
blessing
bliss
boon
calmness
cheer
cheerfulness
comfort
complacency
content
contentedness
contentment
delectation
delight
ease
easiness
elation
enjoyment
equanimity
fulfillment
fulfilment
fun
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- traffic cone
- obeying
- legacy
- conducive
- addiction's
- undefined
- Udela
- tangible
- scholarship
- society
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- police's
- tertiary
- horridly
- conclusion
- radical
- body blow
- barefoot
- abduction
- zacchaeus
- racism
- oligarch
- fervently
- abrasion
- descendant
- languidly
- comedy
- refugee
- chastity
- Gideon
- marjoram
- trapezoid
- pelican
- prosody
- aversion
- opportune
- yeoman
- curated
- opponent
- fenestral
- achievement
- ascension
- Hamilton
- eagle eye
- billiards
- lingerie
- gloomiest
- eclectic
- muddiest
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Syllable Fun Fact
In English, certain prefixes and suffixes, when added to a base word, can change its syllable count, as with 'happy' (2 syllables) becoming 'unhappiness' (4 syllables).
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