miseria

Definitions of miseria
  1. noun
    the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
    synonyms: angustia, impoverimento, indigenza, inopia, necessità, povertà, ristrettezza, stento, strettezza
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    types:
    astensione, astinenza, privazione, rinuncia
    a state of extreme poverty
    type of:
    congiuntura, situazione economica
    the condition of (corporate or personal) finances
  2. noun
    a stupid mistake
    synonyms: bagatella, balordaggine, bambinata, bubbola, buffonata, burla, colpo di testa, ebetismo, follia, futilità, inezia, insensatezza, mattana, mattata, minchioneria, pazzia, ridicolezza, scemenza, scempiaggine, sciocchezza, stoltezza, stupidaggine, stupidità
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    type of:
    abbarbagliamento, difetto, errore, fallo, mancanza, reato, sbaglio, sgarro
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
  3. noun
    something of small importance
    synonyms: bagatella, bazzecola, bubbola, buffonata, burla, causa, cosa, futilità, inezia, piccolezza, quisquilia, ridicolezza, sciocchezza, stupidaggine
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    type of:
    cosa, oggetto
    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
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