Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with misery in American Collocation
misery
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈmɪzəri/
very great
abject
appalling
indescribable
squalid
unspeakable
untold
utter
Taking this lifeline away from people with Alzheimer’s will cause untold misery to patients and their families.
absolute
absolute
sheer
Bullying can make life at work sheer misery.
hopeless
helpless
hopeless
Men stood on the deck of the sinking ship in helpless misery.
of people
human
The government promised a crackdown on traffickers who profit from human misery.
cause misery
bring
cause
herald
inflict (on someone)
spell
These are the prolific offenders who inflict misery on the law-abiding majority.
High fuel bills spell misery for the poor.
make misery worse
aggravate
compound
deepen
heap on someone
perpetuate
pile on someone
spread
The Chancellor was accused of piling misery on bereaved families by increasing inheritance tax.
stop or reduce misery
alleviate
ease
end
relieve
He had a desperate need to earn money to alleviate his family’s economic misery.
suffer misery
endure
suffer
Commuters will continue to suffer the misery of long traffic queues.