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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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   • Definition of miserable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   What is a miserable person?

   • wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war. wretchedly poor; needy. of wretched character or quality; contemptible: a miserable villain. attended with or causing misery: a miserable existence. manifesting misery. worthy of pity; deplorable: a miserable failure.

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   What does it mean to be miserable in Les Miserables?

   • You'd be miserable — which means exceptionally unhappy. Victor Hugo's novel, Les Miserables ("The Miserable Ones"), is the story of people who live a wretched life filled with death and unhappiness. You might want to bring some tissues if you're heading to the musical!

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   • They can make your life miserable if they want to. The forecast is for miserable weather today. Even the most temperamentally introverted or miserable among us has the capacity to find a meaningful project that suits who we are. Before his miserable outing, he was having one of his best seasons. And it's nothing short of miserable for students.

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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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   Meaning of miserable in English. miserable. adjective. uk / ˈmɪz. ə r.ə.b ə l / us / ˈmɪz.ɚ.ə.b ə l / miserable adjective (UNHAPPY) Add to word list. B1. very unhappy: She's miserable living on her own. Synonyms. blue (SAD) informal. dejected. depressed. despondent. dispirited. doleful. dolorous literary. downcast. downhearted. down in the dumps.

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   Meaning of miserable in English. miserable. adjective. us / ˈmɪz.ɚ.ə.b ə l / uk / ˈmɪz. ə r.ə.b ə l / miserable adjective (UNHAPPY) Add to word list. B1. very unhappy: She's miserable living on her own. Synonyms. blue (SAD) informal. dejected. depressed. despondent. dispirited. doleful. dolorous literary. downcast. downhearted. down in the dumps.

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   adjective. wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war. Synonyms: distressed, doleful, disconsolate, forlorn. Antonyms: happy. wretchedly poor; needy. Synonyms: destitute. Antonyms: wealthy. of wretched character or quality; contemptible: a miserable villain. Synonyms: abject, low, mean, despicable. Antonyms: good.

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   Definitions of miserable. adjective. very unhappy; full of misery. “he felt depressed and miserable ” synonyms: suffering, wretched. unhappy. experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent. adjective. deserving or inciting pity. “ miserable victims of war”

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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)

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   miserable. adjective. /ˈmɪzrəbl/ 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. Extra Examples. Topics Feelings b2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.