Collocations for misery - noun

abject, great, real, sheer, untold
This phobia can cause untold misery for the sufferer.

complete
Her misery was made complete when she was separated from her children.

personal
human
economic
the country's economic misery

be full of, endure, feel, live in, suffer
people who suffer the misery of unemployment

bring (sb), cause (sb), create, inflict
The money brought him nothing but misery.

add to, heap (esp. BrE), prolong
War has now added to the misery of these starving people.
This financial blow heaps more misery on the community.

alleviate, ease, relieve
ways to alleviate human misery

end
put sb/sth out of
In the end we asked the vet to put the creature out of its misery (= kill it humanely).
Oh, put her out of her misery—tell her who won. (humorous)

spare sb
At least we were spared the misery of having to do it all again.

share (esp. AmE)
forget

misery of
the sheer misery of homelessness

make sb's life a misery
His constant criticism made her life a misery.