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adjective
1.
wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
2.
wretchedly poor; needy.
3.
of wretched character or quality; contemptible: a miserable villain.
4.
attended with or causing misery: a miserable existence.
5.
EXPANDmanifesting misery.
6.
COLLAPSEworthy of pity; deplorable: a miserable failure.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin miserābilis, equivalent to miserā(rī) to pity (derivative of miser wretched) + -bilis -ble
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin miserābilis, equivalent to miserā(rī) to pity (derivative of miser wretched) + -bilis -ble
Related forms
mis·er·a·ble·ness, noun
mis·er·a·bly, adverb
qua·si-mis·er·a·ble, adjective
qua·si-mis·er·a·b·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. forlorn, disconsolate, doleful, distressed. See wretched. 2. destitute. 3. despicable, mean, low, abject. 6. pitiable, lamentable.
1. forlorn, disconsolate, doleful, distressed. See wretched. 2. destitute. 3. despicable, mean, low, abject. 6. pitiable, lamentable.
Antonyms
1. happy. 2. wealthy. 3. good.
1. happy. 2. wealthy. 3. good.
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Miserable
is always a great word to know.
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Example Sentences
- Certain people seem to exist to make us miserable.
- You know you are going to be wet, cold, and miserable for a month.
- Still, the economy made life miserable for many.
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Word Origin & History
miserable
early 15c., "full of misery, causing wretchedness" (of conditions), from O.Fr. miserable, from L. miserabilis "pitiable, lamentable," from miserari "to pity, lament," from miser "wretched." Of persons, "existing in a state of misery" it is attested from 1520s. Related: Miserably.
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