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   mis·er·a·ble

   /ˈmizər(ə)b(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable: "their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable" Similar unhappysadsorrowfuldejecteddepresseddowncastdownhearteddowndespondentdespairingdisconsolateout of sortsdesolatebowed downwretchedglumgloomydismalbluemelancholymelancholiclow-spiritedmournfulwoefulwoebegonedolefulforlorncrestfallenbroken-heartedheartbrokeninconsolablelucklessgrief-strickeninformal:down in the mouthdown in the dumpsOpposite happycontented
   • ▪ (of a situation or environment) causing someone to feel wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable: "horribly wet and miserable conditions" Similar drearydismaldarkgloomydrabsomberwretcheddepressinggrimcheerlessgodforsakenbleakdesolatejoylessuninvitingdiscouragingdishearteningunpromisinghopelessdirepathetictragicdistressinggrievousmeanpoorshabbysqualidfilthyfoulsordidseedydilapidatedunpleasantdisagreeabledispleasingdepressinguncomfortablewetrainystormyinformal:rottenOpposite luxuriousgloriouslovely
   • ▪ (of a person) habitually morose: "a miserable man in his late sixties" Similar grumpysullensulkygloomybad-temperedill-temperedin a bad mooddoursurlysourglummoodyunsmilinghumorlessuncommunicativetaciturnunresponsiveunsociablescowlinggloweringill-humoredsombersobersaturninepessimisticlugubriousdismalirritablechurlishcantankerouscrotchetycrosscrabbedcrabbygrouchytestysnappishpeevishcrustywaspishinformal:mardyinformal, dated:mumpishOpposite cheerfulgood-natured
   • ▪ contemptible (used as a term of abuse or for emphasis): "you miserable old creep!" Similar wretchedcontemptibledespicableconfoundedinformal:blitheringflamingfootlinginfernaldamnedcursedaccursed
   • 2. pitiably small or inadequate: "all they pay me is a miserable $10,000 a year" Similar inadequatemeagerscantyscantpaltrylimitedrestrictedinsufficientdeficientnegligibleinsubstantialskimpyshortlittleleansmallslightslenderpoorlamentablepitifulpunyniggardlybeggarlyinformal:measlystingylousypatheticpiddlingrare:exiguousOpposite generousadequate

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French misérable, from Latin miserabilis ‘pitiable’, from miserari ‘to pity’, from miser ‘wretched’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. miserableness noun

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   MISERABLE definition: 1. very unhappy: 2. unpleasant and causing unhappiness: 3. used to emphasize the low quality of…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of MISERABLE is being in a pitiable state of distress or unhappiness (as from want or shame). How to use miserable in a sentence.

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   Miserable goes way beyond sad — it means absolutely wretched. Someone who's miserable feels absolutely awful. If you were caught in the pouring rain, missed your own birthday party, and then got food poisoning, you wouldn't just feel bad. You'd be miserable — which means exceptionally unhappy.

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   Miserable definition: wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable. See examples of MISERABLE used in a sentence.

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   If you describe a place or situation as miserable, you mean that it makes you feel unhappy or depressed.

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   adj. 1. Very uncomfortable or unhappy; wretched. 2. Causing or accompanied by great discomfort or distress: a miserable climate. 3. Mean or shameful; contemptible: a miserable trick. 4. Wretchedly inadequate: lived in a miserable shack; fed the prisoners miserable rations. 5. Of poor quality; inferior: miserable handicraft.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMISERABLE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   MISERABLE definition: 1. unhappy: 2. very unpleasant or bad, and causing someone to feel unhappy: 3. A miserable amount…. Learn more.

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    making you feel very unhappy or uncomfortable synonym depressing miserable housing conditions I spent a miserable weekend alone at home. What a miserable day (= cold and wet)! She knows how to make life miserable for her employees. The play was a miserable failure.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › miserablemiserable - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

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    miserable meaning, definition, what is miserable: extremely unhappy, for example because y...: Learn more.