miserable

adjective

/ˈmɪzrəbl/

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very unhappy or uncomfortable
- We were cold, wet and thoroughly miserable.
- Don't look so miserable!
- She knows how to make life miserable for her employees.
Extra Examples
- We got home feeling tired and miserable.
- feeling utterly miserable about his exams
- The miners came past with their tired and miserable faces.
Topics Feelingsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
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making you feel very unhappy or uncomfortable synonym depressing
- miserable housing conditions
- I spent a miserable weekend alone at home.
- What a miserable day! (= cold and wet)
- The play was a miserable failure.
- These people live in miserable conditions.
Topics Weatherb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
See full entry
[only before noun] (disapproving) (of a person) always unhappy, unfriendly and in a bad mood synonym grumpy
- He was a miserable old devil.
Topics Personal qualitiesc1
too small in quantity synonym paltry
- How can anyone live on such a miserable wage?

Word Originlate Middle English: from French misérable, from Latin miserabilis ‘pitiable’, from miserari ‘to pity’, from miser ‘wretched’.

单词	miserable
释义	miserable adjective /ˈmɪzrəbl/ /ˈmɪzrəbl/ jump to other results very unhappy or uncomfortable We were cold, wet and thoroughly miserable. Don't look so miserable! She knows how to make life miserable for her employees. Extra Examples We got home feeling tired and miserable. feeling utterly miserable about his exams The miners came past with their tired and miserable faces. Topics Feelingsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about See full entry making you feel very unhappy or uncomfortable synonym depressing miserable housing conditions I spent a miserable weekend alone at home. What a miserable day! (= cold and wet) The play was a miserable failure. These people live in miserable conditions. Topics Weatherb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about See full entry [only before noun] (disapproving) (of a person) always unhappy, unfriendly and in a bad mood synonym grumpy He was a miserable old devil. Topics Personal qualitiesc1 too small in quantity synonym paltry How can anyone live on such a miserable wage? Word Originlate Middle English: from French misérable, from Latin miserabilis ‘pitiable’, from miserari ‘to pity’, from miser ‘wretched’.
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