misereres

noun

plural of miserere
as in whines
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment an essay that is essentially a long miserere about the decline of good manners in our society

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  1. complaints
  2. moans
  3. grievances
  4. laments
Noun
  • The result was a menu of skin complaints – fungal, bacterial and otherwise.
    — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Florida ranks third in overall internet fraud complaints, as well as third in money lost, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center’s 2025 annual report.
    — Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of complaints
Noun
  • The moans announced the doubt throughout Riviera’s 18th green amphitheater, a bowl full of thousands of fans unsure if the new guy could do it.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • At the moment that B’Tselem says Hathaleen collapsed, the visuals are jostled but moans of pain can be heard.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of moans
Noun
  • Kyle Kuzma aired out his grievances with the NBA’s current collective bargaining agreement Friday and shot off some fireworks before the July Fourth weekend.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Her husband is jubilant at her return, but her friend Cee reacts very differently, and old grievances surface as the true price of Helen’s departure comes into focus.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026
Definition of grievances
Noun
  • Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.
    — Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • The sinew between Thundercat and Tame Impala is thick and obvious—one reason that Bruner doesn’t need ubiquitous Kevin Parker’s lethargic laments.
    — Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of laments
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“Misereres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misereres. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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