Miserable - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmɪzrəbl|  American pronunciation of the word miserable
Brit.  |ˈmɪz(ə)rəb(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word miserable

adjective

- very unhappy; full of misery (syn: suffering, wretched)
he felt depressed and miserable
- deserving or inciting pity (syn: hapless, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched)
miserable victims of war
- of the most contemptible kind (syn: abject, low, low-down, scummy, scurvy)
his miserable treatment of his family
You miserable skunk!
- of very poor quality or condition (syn: deplorable, execrable, woeful, wretched)
- characterized by physical misery (syn: wretched)
a wet miserable weekend
- contemptibly small in amount (syn: measly, paltry)
the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans

Extra examples

He had a miserable childhood.

My boss is making my life thoroughly miserable with her constant demands and criticism.

He felt lonely and miserable after his divorce.

I've had a miserable cold for the past week.

He lived in a miserable little shack.

It would be the miserablest and most despicable of all mistakes.

I've been so miserable since she left me.

I spent the weekend feeling miserable.

Jan looks really miserable.

Why do you make yourself miserable by taking on too much work?

He's a miserable old devil.

They endured hours of backbreaking work in miserable conditions.

Mosquito bites can make life miserable.

It was a miserable grey day.

I can hardly afford the rent on my miserable income.

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