[miz-uh-ree] 
| 1. | wretchedness of condition or circumstances. |
| 2. | distress or suffering caused by need, privation, or poverty. |
| 3. | great mental or emotional distress; extreme unhappiness. |
| 4. | a cause or source of distress. |
| 5. | Older Use.
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| mis·er·y (mĭz'ə-rē) n. pl. mis·er·ies
[Middle English miserie, from Old French, from Latin miseria, from miser, wretched.] |
misery
In addition to the idiom beginning with misery, also see put someone out of his or her misery.
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