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- DictionaryMis·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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