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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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   Synonyms for MISERABLE: bleak, lonely, depressing, depressive, dark, somber, desolate, darkening; Antonyms of MISERABLE: cheerful, friendly, bright, cheery, gay, festive, joyous, comforting.

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   Synonyms and examples. sad. She's been sad ever since her cat died. unhappy. She'd had a very unhappy childhood. upset. They'd had an argument and he was still upset about it. broken-hearted. She was broken-hearted when her partner left. heartbroken. His girlfriend dumped him, and he's been heartbroken ever since. heartsick. literary.

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   (Being) defeated by our enemy, we felt miserable. - English Only forum <As> it was in Athens in the time of Solon, the wealthy feared revolt by those who were miserable.

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   synonyms: hapless, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched. unfortunate. not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune. adjective. characterized by physical misery. “a wet miserable weekend” synonyms: wretched. uncomfortable. providing or experiencing physical discomfort. adjective.