Misery and Play

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Misery noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.

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Play is an antonym for misery.

Nearby Words: miserable, miser

Play noun - Activity engaged in to amuse oneself.

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Misery is an antonym for play in amusement topic.

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

long	long misery	long play
obvious	obvious misery	obvious play
poor	poor misery	poor play
real	real misery	real play
Other adjectives: constant, bad, major, general.

The Lions' misery is exemplified by the nationally televised game they play every year on Thanksgiving Day, where they get to show their futility to all of America.

Source: Butt Monkey / Sports
His initial attempt directly contradicts the circumstances of Misery's "death", and the fan forces him to play fair.

Source: First Law of Resurrection
Incorporeal existence that resides deep within the Astral realm, they are beings that play around with reality at will, manipulating the strings of Causality to bring misery and suffering to the world.

Source: Eldritch Abomination / Anime

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