Misery
WordNet
noun
(1) A feeling of intense unhappiness
"She was exhausted by her misery and grief"
(2) A state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
"The misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From miserie from miseria, from miser.
Noun
- Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
- Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
- Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice.