"misery lit" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} misery lit (uncountable)
  1. (informal, literature) A genre of supposedly biographical literature mostly concerned with the protagonist's triumph over personal trauma or abuse. Wikipedia link: misery lit Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Literature Synonyms: mis lit, misery porn, pathography
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