Definition of miserable
1
: being in a pitiable state of distress or unhappiness (as from want or shame)
miserable refugees
2a
: wretchedly inadequate or meager (see meager sense 2)
a miserable hovel
b
: causing extreme discomfort or unhappiness
a miserable situation miserable weather his miserable childhood
3
: being likely to discredit or shame
his miserable neglect of his wife had a miserable, snide contempt for our country— Joyce Winslow
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The first known use of miserable was in the 15th century
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