miserable
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- unhappy, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, forlorn, gloomy, sorrowful, woebegone, wretched
- squalid, deplorable, lamentable, shameful, sordid, sorry, wretched

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Contrasted words: cheerful, glad, happy, joyful, joyous, lighthearted
Related Words: despairing, despondent, forlorn, hopeless, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, melancholy

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English Thesaurus: sad, unhappy, homesick, down, gloomy, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mis‧e‧ra‧ble /ˈmɪzərəbəl/ adjective
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin miserabilis, from miser; ⇒ miser]

1. extremely unhappy, for example because you feel lonely, cold, or badly treated:
I’ve been so miserable since Pat left me.
I spent the weekend feeling miserable.
Jan looks really miserable.
Why do you make yourself miserable by taking on too much work?
as miserable as sin British English (=very miserable)

2. especially British English always bad-tempered, dissatisfied, or complaining:
He’s a miserable old devil.

3. [usually before noun] making you feel very unhappy, uncomfortable etc:
They endured hours of backbreaking work in miserable conditions.
Mosquito bites can make life miserable.

4. miserable weather is cold and dull, with no sun shining:
It was a miserable grey day.
two weeks of miserable weather

5. [only before noun] very small in amount, or very bad in quality:
I can hardly afford the rent on my miserable income.
The team gave a miserable performance.

6. miserable failure British English a complete failure:
Her attempts to learn to drive had been a miserable failure.
—miserably adverb:
I failed miserably in my duty to protect her.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

miserable
adj.
VERBS be, feel, look We got home feeling tired and miserable.
become
ADV. bloody (taboo), damned, dead, intensely, really, very | thoroughly, utterly | pretty, quite, rather
PREP. about feeling utterly miserable about his exams

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

sad not happy:
She felt sad as she waved goodbye.
a sad and lonely figure
a sad face
a sad film
unhappy sad, especially for a long time – used about people and periods of time:
I was unhappy at school.
an unhappy childhood
He’s obviously a deeply unhappy person.
homesick [not before noun] sad because you are away from your home, family, and friends:
She sometimes felt homesick when she first arrived in Japan.
down [not before noun] informal feeling sad for a few hours or days, often for no reason:
Whenever I’m feeling down, I go out and buy myself some new clothes.
She’s been kind of down since that argument with Jack.
gloomy looking or sounding sad and without hope – used about people, places, and weather:
Why are you all looking so gloomy?
the gloomy immigration office
a gloomy afternoon in February
dejected/downcast looking sad and disappointed because something you hoped for did not happen:
‘I didn’t pass,’ he said, looking dejected.
a downcast expression
He was understandably downcast after the team’s loss.
mournful especially literary looking or sounding sad:
the dog’s big mournful eyes
the mournful sound of the church bell
a mournful expression
glum looking sad and disappointed:
Don’t look so glum! Maybe you’ll win next time.
They sat in glum silence.
wistful especially literary looking a little sad and thoughtful, because you wish that the situation was different:
She looked at him with a wistful smile.
miserable very sad, especially because you are lonely, cold, ill, or upset – used about people and periods of time:
I felt miserable and blamed myself for what had happened.
Her life was miserable.
I had a miserable time at college.
depressed very sad and without hope for a long time, because things are wrong in your life or because of a medical condition:
After his wife left him, he became depressed and refused to talk to anyone.
heartbroken extremely sad because of something that has happened to someone or something that you care about very much:
She was heartbroken when her dog died.
distressed/distraught very upset because of something bad that has happened, so that you cannot think clearly:
She was very distressed when he left her.
The boy’s hospital bed was surrounded by distraught relatives.
devastated [not before noun] extremely sad and shocked, because something very bad has happened:
The whole town was devastated by the tragedy.

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