The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EVILS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1962.
Causes of misery crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| EVILS | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Causes of misery
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bane
 - bale
 - curse
 - scourge
 - ruth
 - nemesis
 - affliction
 - afflictive
 - despair
 - disaster
 - distress
 - grief
 
Crossword Answer definitions
EVILS noun- Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
 - Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief.
 - A malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil (scrofula).
 
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