Misery /(?)/

pl. Miseries

1. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.

   Destruction and misery are in their ways.

2. Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.

   When we our betters see bearing our woes, We scarcely think our miseries our foes.

3. Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice. [Obs.]