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Painfulness vs Misery - What's the difference?

painfulness | misery |

As nouns the difference between painfulness and misery

is that painfulness is the state or quality of being painful, of causing pain while misery is great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.

painfulness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state or quality of being painful, of causing pain.
  • The state or quality of being tedious, of requiring great care.

    • 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