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Misery vs Malady - What's the difference?

misery | malady |

As nouns the difference between misery and malady

is that misery is great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe while malady is any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.

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

    malady

    English

    Noun

    (maladies)
  • Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
  • * The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind. Buckminster .
  • A moral or mental defect or disorder.
  • * Love's a malady without a cure. Dryden .

    • Synonyms

    * ailment * disease * disorder * distemper * illness * sickness

    References

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