miserable
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mis·er·a·ble
(mĭz'ər-ə-bəl, mĭz'rə-) 
adj.
miserableness mis'er·a·ble·ness n.
miserably mis'er·a·bly adv.
adj.
- Very uncomfortable or unhappy; wretched.
- Causing or accompanied by great discomfort or distress: a miserable climate.
- Mean or shameful; contemptible: a miserable trick.
- Wretchedly inadequate: lived in a miserable shack; fed the prisoners miserable rations.
- 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.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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miserable
adjective
- Suffering from usually prolonged anguish: woebegone, woeful, wretched. See happy/unhappy.
- Having a painful ailment: afflicted, suffering, wretched. See happy/unhappy.
- 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.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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miserable
adj
Definition: destitute, shabby
Antonyms: generous, luxurious, rich, wealthy
adj
Definition: unhappy, depressed
Antonyms: cheerful, elated, happy, joyful, merry
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miserable
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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miserable
sign description: The index finger lands on the chin with both hands in a repeated motion.
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Miserable
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
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - אומלל, מסכן, דל
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