## Meanings
1. A feeling of deep unhappiness and suffering.
2. A state of great hardship caused by poverty or misfortune.
3. Something that causes great unhappiness or trouble.

## Examples
- Losing his job and his home left him in complete misery.
- The misery of the slums was hard to witness.
- The long delays at the airport were a real misery.

## Derived Forms
- miseryguts

## Related Forms
- commiserate
- miser
- miserable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: miserie
- Root: miseria

## Etymology
From Middle English miserie, from Old French miserie (modern: misère), from Latin miseria, from miser, equivalent to miser + -y. Doublet of misère and mizeria.

## AI Etymology
Misery comes from Middle English miserie, from Old French miserie (modern: misère), from Latin miseria, from miser, equivalent to miser + -y. Doublet of misère and mizeria. In present-day English its meanings include a feeling of deep unhappiness and suffering, a state of great hardship caused by poverty or misfortune, and something that causes great unhappiness or trouble. The historical chain runs through miserie (Middle English), miserie (Old French), and miseria (Latin). Related and derived forms include commiserate, miser, miserable, and miseryguts.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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