misery index

mis·er·y in·dex

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [miz-uh-ree in-deks]
- /ˈmɪz ə ri ˈɪn dɛks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [miz-uh-ree in-deks]
- /ˈmɪz ə ri ˈɪn dɛks/

Definitions of misery index words

noun misery index an unofficial indication of a nation's economic health, derived by adding the percentage rate of inflation to the percentage of unemployed workers: With inflation running at 15 percent and unemployment at 8 percent, the misery index is 23 percent. 1
noun misery index a figure calculated by adding the rate of unemployment to the rate of inflation, used as an indicator of the economic welfare of an average member of society 0

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Origin of misery index

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80

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Parts of speech for Misery index

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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misery index popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

misery index usage trend in Literature

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