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misery

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "misery" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
6 characters
English (US)
2syllables

misery

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

misery is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, misery is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofmisery

1noun
  • Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.

    Example: "Ever since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face."

  • A bodily ache or pain.
  • Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
  • (Extreme) poverty.
  • Greed; avarice.
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