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misery vs suffering

suffering vs misery

misery and suffering both are nouns.

misery is not an adjective while suffering is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misery Yes No No No
suffering Yes Yes No No
As nouns, suffering is a hyponym of misery; that is, suffering is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than misery:
  • misery: a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
  • suffering: misery resulting from affliction
Other hyponyms of misery include concentration camp, living death, woe.
misery (noun) suffering (noun)
a feeling of intense unhappiness feelings of mental or physical pain
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune psychological suffering
a state of acute pain
misery resulting from affliction
misery (adjective) suffering (adjective)
troubled by pain or loss
very unhappy; full of misery
Difference between misery and suffering

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