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

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     MISERABLE meaning: 1. very unhappy: 2. unpleasant and...

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     MISERABLE definicja: 1. very unhappy: 2. unpleasant and...

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   • Miserable: Catalan Translation

     MISERABLE translate: trist, desgraciat, lamentable. Learn...

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     MISERABLE translate: triste, desgraciado, lamentable,...

   • Portuguese Translation

     MISERABLE translate: triste, infeliz, baixo-astral,...

   • Miserable in Polish

     MISERABLE translate: nieszczęśliwy, nędzny, podły, nędzny,...

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   Miserable means very unhappy, wretched, or contemptible. Find the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective, as well as related words and expressions.

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   Learn the meaning of miserable as an adjective to describe someone or something that makes you feel unhappy, depressed, or contemptible. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples from various sources.

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

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   Miserable means unhappy, very unpleasant or bad, or not enough. Learn how to use this adjective with different meanings and translations in various languages.

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   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. You'd be miserable — which means exceptionally unhappy.