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ˈmi-zər-bəl
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as in unhappy
feeling unhappiness the awful news made us miserable

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miserable

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noun

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Recent Examples of miserable
Noun
For years, happiness felt like a harbinger of bad things to come; feeling anxious and miserable was familiar. Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2025 As a result, couples may find themselves in a miserable situation. Mark Travers, CNBC, 29 June 2025 According to a 2022 Gallup poll, 19% of employees are miserable at work, and 60% feel emotionally detached. Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025 The first half of the Rockies’ 2025 season was miserable, and that’s an understatement. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for miserable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miserable
Adjective
  • Some traders said the numbers were less severe than analysts' bleak forecasts.
    Sabrina Valle, USA Today, 3 July 2025
  • No one is as funny and as bleak in the same sentence, or maybe even the same word.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • That's become a new line of attack for the Trump administration, which is already unhappy with the Fed for not moving more aggressively to lower interest rates.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 14 July 2025
  • Speculation is that Ferrari is unhappy with Vasseur's performance, although these rumors have been shut down by Vasseur, Lewis Hamilton, and Charles Leclerc.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • Vegas bounced back from a terrible loss to the Fever with an 86-68 win over the Sun on Sunday.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
  • And because of that, it’s shielded us from the terrible things that happen downstream in the supply chain.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Now, as soon as next year, the historic campus will transform into housing with 213 apartments as the city's Department of Metropolitan Development and private developers redevelop dilapidated buildings downtown into residential and commercial spaces.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • But Spencer said replacing old, dilapidated buildings with newer ones could also put the district in a better position to compete with charter schools.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Some other discounts may seem impressive on the surface, but have consistently poor ratings or only a few sizes in stock.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2025
  • In Miami’s poorer communities, such as Allapattah and Liberty City, a helicopter inspection suggested extensive roof damage to homes, businesses and churches.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • The double talk that is presented by both Republicans and Democrats alike is pathetic.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
  • Tehran's retaliation has, so far, been pathetic: a few missiles lobbed at an empty US base, complete with a heads-up.
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Alvarez is the pauper of the group, with Judge and Soto combining for $1.125 billion in salary over the lives of their contracts.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • Chelsea are hardly paupers domestically — no Premier League team is nowadays — but there’s a clear financial advantage in finishing higher up the table.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Horgan’s Eva Garvey is funny and nurturing and grounded but also quite lonely and bitter, a character whose love and bile hold Bad Sisters together.
    Judy Berman, Time, 15 July 2025
  • Even the psychological pain can be hard to fathom, especially for those who have never truly been lonely.
    Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025

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