Emily Dickinson Lexicon

misery (miseries), n. [see miserable, adj.] (webplay: cause, death, discontent, extreme, heart, hope, life, pain, reign, unhappiness).

1. That which is painful, wretched, hopeless, uncomfortable; great affliction.
2. Miserable, unhappy condition; condition of sorrow or alienation.
3. That which produces pain or causes discomfort and unhappiness.
4. Distress caused by poverty or alienation.