Synonyms of the word

misery

• n. great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
• n. Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
• n. (extreme) poverty.
• n. (archaic) greed; avarice.

ill-being

• n. The state of being ill, unhealthy, or unhappy; misery; miserableness.
• n. Lack of prosperity, happiness, or health.

miserableness

• n. The property of being miserable.

sadness

• n. (uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
• n. (countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.

unhappiness

• n. The feeling of not being happy.

wretchedness

• n. An unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
• n. A state of prolonged misfortune, privation, or anguish.