misèria

This is the 4481st most frequent Catalan word.


misèria

Poverty or extreme suffering.


Here, 'misèria' is used to denote extreme poverty or very poor living conditions, representing a state of lack or hardship.

La misèria en què vivien era difícil de comprendre.

The destitution they lived in was hard to understand.


In this sentence, 'misèria' is employed in a metaphorical sense to describe a deficiency or lack in moral character or ethics.

El seu comportament demostra una misèria moral.

His behavior demonstrates a moral depravity.


Here, 'misèria' is used to indicate triviality or the insignificance of the problem being discussed.

Fas un drama per aquesta misèria de problema.

You're making a fuss over this trivial problem.