n.; pl. Miseries [ OE. miserie, L. miseria, fr. miser wretched: cf. F. misère, OF. also, miserie. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Destruction and misery are in their ways. Rom. iii. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune. [ 1913 Webster ]
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Syn. -- Wretchedness; torture; agony; torment; anguish; distress; calamity; misfortune. [ 1913 Webster ]