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misère.

misery

6 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mi.zɛʁ//mi.zaɛ̯ʁ/Quebec

  1. misery

    feminine

  2. poverty

    feminine
    Il a vécu pendant longtemps dans la misère.

  3. A trifle, a thing of little value and importance.

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin miseria.

intj/mi.zɛʁ//mi.zaɛ̯ʁ/Quebec

  1. dear me! dear Lord! oh boy! heavens! woe is me!

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin miseria.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.