miserable
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2.8
- adjective
- /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
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mísero
- I was left sitting in a miserable silence, watching the roadside flash by my window.
- miserable conditions
And yeah, even though it might look miserable, I still enjoy it.
- And yeah, even though it might look miserable, I still enjoy it.
- Well, that's impossible, but equally miserable is the way we're going to go.
Examples
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'We don't have to suffer through these miserable Minnesota winters.
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Delivering the dead was part-time, and the pay was miserable, which made it perfect when going for broke.
Academic text (2007) -
My family was extremely poor and miserable.
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How Europe, a continent full of poor, miserable farmers, took over the entire world.
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A few miserable streets and endless desert.
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So every time I would have to take a kid to Disney, I would be like, I'm going to the most miserable place on Earth.
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It's because our people are so sick, and we've done such a miserable job at building public health.
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The children lived in a miserable house with hardly any furniture.
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After the storm, the community faced miserable conditions without electricity or clean water.
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Due to the miserable economic situation, many families struggled to buy basic necessities.
Synonyms
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1.0
Very bad or unpleasant and often serious
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1.0
Not good enough in quality or amount
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4.4
Not enough or not good enough to do what is needed
65
4.7
Poor and in bad condition with little value
54
3.9
So bad or weak that people feel angry and look down on it
38
6.8
Very bad and unacceptable, deserving strong criticism
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6.3
Too small to be useful
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7.1
Very small and not important, not worth paying attention to
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3.9
Not good enough to be acceptable
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5.7
In very bad condition and of very poor quality
4
9.5
Very bad and unpleasant, causing strong dislike
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5.5
Very bad in quality or condition
A very small amount that is not worth much
Not as good as expected or needed
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Etymology
Miserable comes from the Latin root miser, which means 'poor' or 'wretched', and the idea of a miser who gives very little helps explain the word. So a miserable amount is a very small or poor amount.