Misery and Relief

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Misery

Misery noun - A state of great suffering of body or mind.
Usage example: a medication that promises to provide greater relief to those living in chronic misery because of arthritis
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Relief is an antonym for misery in topics: trouble, pain.
Nearby Words: miserable, miser

Relief

Relief noun - Reduction of or freedom from pain.
Usage example: the aspirin gave him some relief from the headache
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Antonyms for Relief
Misery is an antonym for relief.
Nearby Words: relieve, relieving
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How words are described

emotional emotional misery emotional relief
clear clear misery clear relief
pure pure misery pure relief
usual usual misery usual relief
Other adjectives: utter, considerable, sheer, obvious, visible, extreme, stark, personal, pointless, tremendous.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Even Stevens Without him, Donnie and Ren developed inferiority complexes from having a Marty Stu for a younger brother instead, and the lack of comic relief created misery among the family.
    Source: Series / Even Stevens
  • You've brought us misery and, now, that you are dying, going to be dead and gone, we feel relief.
    Source: The Reason You Suck Speech / Fanfic
  • Film / The Hateful 8 There's comic relief to break up the tension and misery, but it's definitely not the real selling point.
    Source: Film / The Hateful 8
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