miserable

adjective

mis·er·a·ble

ˈmi-zər-bəl,

ˈmiz-rə-,

ˈmi-zə-rə-

Synonyms of miserable next

: being in a pitiable state of distress or unhappiness (as from want or shame)

miserable refugees

: wretchedly inadequate or meager (see meager sense 2)

a miserable hovel

: causing extreme discomfort or unhappiness

a miserable situation

miserable weather

his miserable childhood

: being likely to discredit or shame

his miserable neglect of his wife

had a miserable, snide contempt for our country—

Joyce Winslow

miserable noun

miserableness noun

miserably

ˈmi-zər-blē

ˈmiz-rə-

ˈmi-zə-rə-

adverb

Examples of miserable in a Sentence

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.

Recent Examples on the Web New habits are making more commutes miserable Here are seven way the region’s commute has changed in the pandemic era. —

Michael Laris, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023 Eating ice cream fast is weirdly unpleasant at best and miserable at worst. —

Peter Chakerian, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2023 The Tide, trailing the Bulls 3-0, had a miserable first quarter before the weather intervened. —

Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2023 Brooks got under the skin of Doncic, making life miserable for him throughout the game. —

oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2023 When a company is infected with this warped mindset, burnout sets in and turnover soars, unless the pay compensates for the miserable atmosphere. —

Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2023 Yes, the internet has predictably gone all in, righteously dunking on the people who paid untold sums for a pilgrimage to the desert only to get trapped in miserable conditions. —

Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023 Had Huntley gone low and punched over the goal line instead of losing his grip on the ball, the Bengals’ season might have come to an early, miserable end. —

Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2023 Yet dozens of mostly Black and Latin kids with ear gauges and neck tats snaked around the building, enduring miserable temperatures while the 10 freeway roared above them. —

August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023 See More

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