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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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   experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent. adjective. deserving or inciting pity. “ miserable victims of war”. synonyms: hapless, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched. unfortunate. not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune.

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

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   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.

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   Noun. Filter. adjective. miserabler, miserablest. In a condition of misery; wretched, unhappy, suffering, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Causing misery, discomfort, or suffering. Miserable weather. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Shameful; disgraceful. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Bad; inferior; inadequate.

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

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

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   very unpleasant or bad, and causing someone to feel unhappy: Some families are living in miserable conditions. miserable adjective (NOT ENOUGH) A miserable amount is too small to be acceptable: She offered me a miserable 50 euros for my old computer. (Definition of miserable from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryMISERABLE definition in American English | Collins English...

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   3 days ago · 6 senses: 1. unhappy or depressed; wretched 2. causing misery, discomfort, etc 3. contemptible 4. sordid or squalid 5..... Click for more definitions.