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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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   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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMISERABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   used to emphasize the low quality of something: The book was a miserable failure. C2 [ before noun ] used to emphasize the low amount or value of something: informal She offered me a miserable $20 for my old phone. Synonyms.

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   Miserable goes way beyond sad — it means absolutely wretched. Someone who's miserable feels absolutely awful.

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   MISERABLE meaning: 1 : very unhappy; 2 : very sick or unwell.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmiserable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   very unhappy or uncomfortable. We were cold, wet and thoroughly miserable. Don't look so miserable! She knows how to make life miserable for her employees.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMISERABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe a place or situation as miserable, you mean that it makes you feel unhappy or depressed. There was nothing at all in this miserable place to distract him. Synonyms: dreary , bleak , desolate , sorry More Synonyms of miserable

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

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   Definition of miserable adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMISERABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

11. 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.