Infestation
Infestation noun - The state of being invaded or overrun by parasites.
Misery and infestation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misery" instead a noun "Infestation".
Nearby Words: infested, infesting
Misery
Misery noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.
Infestation and misery are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Infestation" instead a noun "Misery".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- It's bad enough that Carnate Island had seen just about every sort of crime and punishment in history before its infestation by the Malefactors; it's even worse when the city the PC hopes to escape to is a fetid den of urban decay and misery that promptly suffers a Malefactor infestation of its own.
Source: Crapsack World / Video Games
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