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Italian word

miseria

extreme poverty, wretchedness

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misery

great distress or unhappiness

⚠️ The trap

'Miseria' emphasises material poverty more strongly than emotional suffering. For pure emotional misery, Italians say 'tristezza' or 'sofferenza'.

To say "great distress or unhappiness" in Italian:

tristezza / dolore (for emotional misery)

"miseria" in English means:

extreme poverty, wretchedness

Example

"Molte famiglie vivono in miseria."

"Many families live in poverty."

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