miserable

(mĭz'ər-ə-bəl, mĭz'rə-)
adj.

1. Very uncomfortable or unhappy; wretched.
2. Causing or accompanied by great discomfort or distress: a miserable climate.
3. Mean or shameful; contemptible: a miserable trick.
4. Wretchedly inadequate: lived in a miserable shack; fed the prisoners miserable rations.
5. Of poor quality; inferior: miserable handicraft.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin miserābilis, pitiable, from miserārī, to pity, from miser, wretched.]

miserable mis'er·a·ble n.
miserableness mis'er·a·ble·ness n.
miserably mis'er·a·bly adv.

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adjective

1. Suffering from usually prolonged anguish: woebegone, woeful, wretched. See happy/unhappy.
2. Having a painful ailment: afflicted, suffering, wretched. See happy/unhappy.
3. Of decidedly inferior quality: base², cheap, lousy, paltry, poor, rotten, shoddy, sleazy, trashy. Informal cheesy. Slang crummy, schlocky. See good/bad.

noun

A person living under very unhappy circumstances: loser, underdog, underprivileged, unfortunate, wretch. See rich/poor.

adj

Definition: destitute, shabby
Antonyms: generous, luxurious, rich, wealthy

adj

Definition: unhappy, depressed
Antonyms: cheerful, elated, happy, joyful, merry

IN BRIEF: Very unhappy. Also: Poor in quality.

The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable. — Seneca (4 BC-65 AD).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ulykkelig, elendig, ussel

Nederlands (Dutch)
ellendig, armzalig, waardeloos, beroerd, beschamend, ongelukkig

Français (French)
adj. - malheureux, misérable, de misère, noir (des pensées), lamentable, sale (temps), éhonté

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unglücklich, erbärmlich, armselig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δυστυχής, τρισάθλιος, κακομοίρικος, αξιοθρήνητος, αξιολύπητος, αχρείος, θλιβερός

Italiano (Italian)
uggioso, miserabile, depresso, misero

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - infeliz

Русский (Russian)
несчастный, плохой, печальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - triste, miserable, pobre, fatal, mal, desdichado, lamentable, deplorable, desgraciado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - olycklig, miserabel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
悲惨的, 不幸的, 穷困的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 悲慘的, 不幸的, 窮困的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비참한, 남루한, 몸이 아픈

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - みじめな, つらい, あさましい, 粗末な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تعيس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אומלל, מסכן, דל‬

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