miserable

mis-er-a-ble · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable; in a state of misery.

  2. 2.

    Causing great discomfort, unhappiness, or distress.

  3. 3.

    Pitifully small or inadequate.

  4. 4.

    (informal) Bad-tempered and unfriendly.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    feel miserable — to feel very unhappy
  • •
    make someone's life miserable — to cause great unhappiness
  • •
    miserable failure — a complete and pitiful failure

Related words

Antonyms: cheerful, content, happy, joyful
See also: misery, unhappy, wretched
Synonyms: dejected, depressed, unhappy, wretched

Etymology

From Latin miserabilis ("pitiable, wretched"), from miserari ("to pity"), from miser ("wretched"). Entered English via Old French in the 15th century.