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 miserable miserable /ˈmɪzrəbəl/

adjective

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