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Misery vs Exigency - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between misery and exigency

is that misery is great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe while exigency is the demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural..

misery

English

Noun

(miseries)
  • Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
    • Ever since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face .
  • Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
  • (Extreme) poverty.
  • Greed; avarice.

    • Synonyms

    * see

    Derived terms

    * put out of one's misery

    Related terms

    * commiserate * miser * miserable

    exigency

    English

    Noun

    (exigencies)
  • The demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural. )
  • An urgent situation.
  • A situation requiring extreme effort or attention.

    • Synonyms

    * exigence * necessity * urgency

    Related terms

    * exigent * exiguity * exiguous

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