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- Dictionarymiserable/ˈmɪz(ə)rəbl/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable: "their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable" Similar Opposite
- 2. pitiably small or inadequate: "all they pay me is a miserable £8,000 a year" Similar Opposite
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MISERABLE definition: 1. very unhappy: 2. unpleasant and causing unhappiness: 3. used to emphasize the low quality of…. Learn more.
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.
Miserable goes way beyond sad — it means absolutely wretched. Someone who's miserable feels absolutely awful.
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
used to emphasize the low quality of something: The book was a miserable failure. C2 [ before noun ] used to emphasize the low amount or value of something: informal She offered me a miserable $20 for my old phone. Synonyms.
Definition of miserable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word miserable mean? There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word miserable, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word miserable?
1. If you are miserable, you are very unhappy. [...] 2. If you describe a place or situation as miserable, you mean that it makes you feel unhappy or depressed. [...] 3. If you describe the weather as miserable, you mean that it makes you feel depressed, because it is raining or dull. [...]
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)
