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Definition of miserable - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
poor qualityof very low quality or standard
- The performance was miserable, leaving the audience dissatisfied..
2.
personal moodvery unhappy, often showing irritability or unkind behavior
- He was miserable after the loss and snapped at everyone.
3.
weatherUK extremely unpleasant due to cold or wet weatherUK
- The miserable weather ruined our picnic.
4.
quantitycontemptibly small in amount
- They paid a miserable salary for the hard work.
Expressions with miserable
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thoroughly unhappy or feeling very bad
She looked miserable as a wet hen after the bad news.
cause someone to feel unhappy or suffer often
She tries to make his life miserable every day.
extremely unhappy or uncomfortable
He looked miserable as sin after hearing the bad news.
Origin of miserable
Latin, miser (wretched) + -abilis (able)
Terms with miserable included in their meaning
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emotion
feeling sad or miserable
condition
existing in a low or miserable state
feeling
looking miserable and uncomfortable
emotion
very disappointed or miserable
illness
very bad cold that makes you feel miserable
emotional state
feeling very unhappy or miserable
miserable
causing great unhappiness
condition
appearing miserable and disheveled
behavior
miserable or unpleasant person
socio-economic
the process of becoming poor or miserable
economic
process of making a population poor or miserable
extreme misery
extremely unfortunate or miserable
emotion
miserable or wretched in state or quality
emotion
most sad or miserable
miserable
thoroughly miserable or dejected, showing strong unhappiness
sadness
feeling or looking very sad or miserable
emotion
in a miserable or unfortunate way
Examples of miserable in a sentence
His miserable attempt at singing was painful to hear. She felt miserable all winter and snapped at her roommates. He grew so miserable at work that he barked at every question. The miserable conditions made the hike unbearable. We canceled the trip due to the miserable forecast. The bonus was a miserable amount.
He received a miserable raise this year.
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- French:lamentable, malheureux, ...
- German:minderwertig, miserabel, ...
- Italian:miserabile, infelice, ...
- Spanish:miserable, desdichado, ...
- Portuguese:péssimo, miserável, ...
- Chinese:糟糕, 痛苦的, ...
- Japanese:ひどい, みじめな, ...
- Arabic:رَدِيء, تَعيس, ...
- Hebrew:עָלוּב, אוּמְלַל, ...
- Russian:жалкий, несчастный, ...
- Ukrainian:поганий, нещасний, ...
- Hindi:घटिया, बेहद दुखी, ...
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