misery
/ˈmɪz(ə)ɹɪ/noun
Middle School
1
Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
2
A bodily ache or pain.
3
Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
4
poverty.
5
greed; avarice.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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