miserable
/'maizərəbl/
Definition
Adjective: 1. Very unhappy or uncomfortable; full of distress or suffering: Describes a state of extreme unhappiness, discomfort, or dejection. 2. Contemptibly inadequate or meager; of very poor quality: Describes something that is extremely small in amount, of very low quality, or in a wretched condition. 3. Deserving or arousing pity; pitiable: Describes someone or something that is so unfortunate as to evoke compassion. 4. Despicable or contemptible (informal): Used to describe a person or action considered to be mean-spirited or vile.
Usage Examples
- Describing a state of unhappiness:
- She felt miserable after hearing the bad news.
- The cold, wet weather made everyone miserable.
- Describing poor quality or meagerness:
- They lived in a miserable little hut with no electricity.
- He was paid a miserable wage for such hard work.
- Describing something pitiable:
- The miserable refugees had lost everything.
- The dog gave a miserable whimper.
- Describing contemptible behavior (informal):
- Don't be so miserable! Share your toys with your brother.
Advanced Usage
- "to make someone's life miserable": To cause someone constant trouble or unhappiness.
- The new boss is making everyone's life miserable with his unreasonable demands.
- "miserable failure": A complete and utter lack of success.
- The product launch was a miserable failure.
Variants and Related Words
- Miserably (adverb): In a miserable manner.
- The experiment failed miserably.
- He sighed miserably.
- Miserableness (noun, rare): The state or quality of being miserable.
Synonyms
- Unhappy: Sad or sorrowful.
- Wretched: In a state of deep distress or of very poor quality.
- Deplorable: Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad.
- Pitiable: Deserving or arousing pity.
- Abject: Experienced to the maximum degree (e.g., ) or utterly contemptible.
Antonyms
- Happy: Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
- Comfortable: Providing or enjoying physical ease.
- Excellent: Extremely good; outstanding.
- Admirable: Arousing or deserving respect and approval.
Idioms and Common Phrases
- "As miserable as sin" (informal): Extremely unhappy or unpleasant.
- He's been as miserable as sin ever since his team lost the championship.
Adjective
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contemptibly small in amount
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a measly tip
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the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
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a paltry wage
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almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
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characterized by physical misery
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a wet miserable weekend
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spent a wretched night on the floor
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of very poor quality or condition
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deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
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woeful treatment of the accused
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woeful errors of judgment
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of the most contemptible kind
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abject cowardice
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a low stunt to pull
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a low-down sneak
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his miserable treatment of his family
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You miserable skunk!
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a scummy rabble
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a scurvy trick
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deserving or inciting pity
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a hapless victim
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miserable victims of war
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the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic- Galsworthy
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piteous appeals for help
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pitiable homeless children
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a pitiful fate
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Oh, you poor thing
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his poor distorted limbs
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a wretched life
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very unhappy; full of misery
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he felt depressed and miserable
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a message of hope for suffering humanity
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wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages
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