collectivemisery
nounUK /kəˈlɛktɪv ˈmɪzəri/
US /kəˈlɛktɪv ˈmɪzəri/
When a whole group of people feel sad or unhappy together at the same time.
After the team lost the big game, a collectivemisery settled over the whole school.
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2. A political or social condition in which everyone in a community suffers equally because of poor conditions.
The villagers endured years of collectivemisery under the failing economy.
3. A feeling of gloomy togetherness that bonds people through a hard experience.
The long delay at the airport created a strange collectivemisery among the stranded passengers.
4. An artistic or literary theme celebrating shared suffering as a source of unity.
The novel's collectivemisery is what makes the townspeople finally help one another.