miserableness

1 6.0

A feeling of deep unhappiness and suffering

noun
/ˈmɪzəˌrəbəl.nəs/

: miseria

And the Pharaoh replies, Oh no, you your miserableness have got to be kidding.

And the Pharaoh replies, Oh no, you your miserableness have got to be kidding.

Examples

His constant frowning and complaining reflected his deep miserableness over the past few months.
For all his efforts, he will never achieve the supreme miserableness of his older brother.

Fiction book (1991)
I fucking had it with people who have a miserableness kink.
And it's the sort of miserableness that you go through periodically that is not catastrophic.
Walk around a McDonald's pre-meal or sometime during the week, note the miserableness.

Blog text (24)
The miserableness of her situation became evident when she lost her job and faced mounting debts.
In winter, the days were filled with dark clouds and unbearable miserableness, making everyone feel gloomy.

Synonyms

misery

vsmiserableness

285 2.8

A feeling of great unhappiness and suffering

is the same idea expressed as a different abstract noun

sadness

vsmiserableness

228 1.0

A feeling of being unhappy

is a deeper, more enduring state caused by suffering

unhappiness

vsmiserableness

41 1.8

A feeling of sadness or not feeling satisfied with life

is deeper and often linked to affliction or misfortune

suffering

vsmiserableness

27 2.8

Feeling pain in the body or mind

describes the overall state that results from such experiences

wretchedness

vsmiserableness

3 7.1

A state of great unhappiness and suffering often caused by poverty

is similar but not limited to misfortune as a cause

gloominess

vsmiserableness

1 3.4

A feeling of sadness and little hope felt by people or in a place

is more about intense personal suffering than general atmosphere

joylessness

vsmiserableness

1 7.5

A feeling of no joy or happiness

is broader, covering active suffering and misfortune as causes

glumness

vsmiserableness

1 6.6

A quiet feeling of sadness and low spirits

is a more severe, suffering-centered condition than low spirits

cheerlessness

vsmiserableness

1 6.5

A feeling of sadness and no hope

involves deeper suffering and active misery rather than mere gloom

downness

vsmiserableness

1 7.4

A feeling of being sad or low

describes a harsher, more extreme state caused by affliction

sorrowfulness

vsmiserableness

1 6.3

A deep feeling of sadness about a loss

is broader, including misery from many kinds of suffering

abjectness

vsmiserableness

Formal

8.8

Extreme misery and suffering that makes life very hard

is a general state of misfortune without the degraded emphasis

Antonyms

happiness

689 1.0

A feeling of pleasure and being satisfied

How Miserable

despair

187 3.5

misery

285 2.8

miserableness

1 6.0

unhappiness

41 1.8

discomfort

118 3.2

Surface Forms

miserableness singular

miserablenesses plural

Morphology

miserableness = miserable (transparent) = miserable + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'miserable' with the productive suffix '-ness', so the meaning is directly derived from the adjective.

Etymology

The word miserableness comes from the same root as misery and miserable, from an old Latin word miser meaning 'wretched' or 'unhappy'. So, miserableness is the state of being very unhappy or in great suffering.