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   miserable

   /ˈmɪz(ə)rəbl/

   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
   • ▪ causing unhappiness or discomfort: "horribly wet and miserable conditions" Similar drearydismaldarkgloomydrabsombrewretcheddepressinggrimcheerlessgodforsakenbleakdesolatejoylessuninvitingdiscouragingdishearteningunpromisinghopelessdirepathetictragicdistressinggrievousmeanpoorshabbysqualidfilthyfoulsordidseedydilapidatedunpleasantdisagreeabledispleasingdepressinguncomfortablewetrainystormyinformal:rottenOpposite luxuriousgloriouslovely
   • ▪ (of a person) habitually morose: "a miserable man in his late sixties" Similar grumpysullensulkygloomybad-temperedill-temperedin a bad mooddoursurlysourglummoodyunsmilinghumourlessuncommunicativetaciturnunresponsiveunsociablescowlinggloweringill-humouredsombresobersaturninepessimisticlugubriousdismalirritablechurlishcantankerouscrotchetycrosscrabbedcrabbygrouchytestysnappishpeevishcrustywaspishinformal: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 £8,000 a year" Similar inadequatemeagrescantyscantpaltrylimitedrestrictedinsufficientdeficientnegligibleinsubstantialskimpyshortlittleleansmallslightslenderpoorlamentablepitifulpunyniggardlybeggarlyinformal:measlystingylousypatheticpiddlingrare:exiguousOpposite generousadequate
   • ▪ miserly: Australian, New Zealand, Scottish "a lousy dollar a day—could any government be more miserable?"

   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.

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

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   1. unhappy or depressed; wretched. 2. causing misery, discomfort, etc: a miserable life. 3. contemptible: a miserable villain. 4. sordid or squalid: miserable living conditions. 5. Scot and Austral and NZ mean; stingy. 6. (pejorative intensifier): you miserable wretch.

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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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   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.

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