miserable

/'maizərəbl/
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miserable

He felt miserable after losing his favorite toy.

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.
miserable

He felt miserable after losing his favorite toy.

Adjective
  1. contemptibly small in amount
    • a measly tip
    • the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
    • a paltry wage
    • almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
  2. characterized by physical misery
    • a wet miserable weekend
    • spent a wretched night on the floor
  3. of very poor quality or condition
    • deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
    • woeful treatment of the accused
    • woeful errors of judgment
  4. of the most contemptible kind
    • abject cowardice
    • a low stunt to pull
    • a low-down sneak
    • his miserable treatment of his family
    • You miserable skunk!
    • a scummy rabble
    • a scurvy trick
  5. deserving or inciting pity
    • a hapless victim
    • miserable victims of war
    • the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic- Galsworthy
    • piteous appeals for help
    • pitiable homeless children
    • a pitiful fate
    • Oh, you poor thing
    • his poor distorted limbs
    • a wretched life
  6. very unhappy; full of misery
    • he felt depressed and miserable
    • a message of hope for suffering humanity
    • wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages

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