noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ abject , great , real , sheer , untold
▪
This phobia can cause untold ~ for the sufferer.
▪ complete
▪
Her ~ was made complete when she was separated from her children.
▪ personal
▪ human
▪ economic
▪
the country's economic ~
VERB + MISERY
▪ be full of , endure , feel , live in , suffer
▪
people who suffer the ~ of unemployment
▪ bring (sb) , cause (sb) , create , inflict
▪
The money brought him nothing but ~.
▪ add to , heap ( esp. BrE ), prolong
▪
War has now added to the ~ of these starving people.
▪
This financial blow heaps more ~ on the community.
▪ alleviate , ease , relieve
▪
ways to alleviate human ~
▪ end
▪ put sb/sth out of
▪
In the end we asked the vet to put the creature out of its ~ (= kill it humanely) .
▪
Oh, put her out of her misery—tell her who won. ( humorous )
▪ spare sb
▪
At least we were spared the ~ of having to do it all again.
▪ share ( esp. AmE )
▪ forget
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
the sheer ~ of homelessness
PHRASES
▪ make sb's life a ~
▪
His constant criticism made her life a ~.