how to pronounce misery

/ˈmɪzɚiː/

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misery is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of misery in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… womanizer who left pain and misery in …”

meaning of misery

Misery means a state of great unhappiness or distress.

misery frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word misery occurs in english on average 9.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.