miserable
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poorIn a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
» Tom said that I looked miserable.
Том сказав, що я виглядаю жалюгідно.
Meaning
7 sensesIn a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
elend, erbärmlich, jämmerlich
несча́стныйnesčástnyj, бе́дныйbédnyj
неща́снийneščásnyj
Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless.
He's good at some sports, like tennis, but he's just miserable at football.
miserabel
неуме́лыйneumélyj
Of the weather, extremely unpleasant due to being cold, wet, overcast, etc.
Wretched; worthless; mean; contemptible.
a miserable sinner
of the most contemptible kind
Negative minded, unpleasant to be around.
(obsolete)Causing unhappiness or misery.
characterized by physical misery
(obsolete)Avaricious; niggardly; miserly.
Examples
361 sentencesTom said that I looked miserable.
Том сказав, що я виглядаю жалюгідно.
Tom had to have been miserable.
Том, мабуть, був нещасний.
Tom said that Mary was miserable.
Том сказав, що Мері нещасна.
I think that Tom is miserable.
Мені здається, що Том нещасний.
Tom must've been miserable.
Том, мабуть, був нещасний.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French miserable, from Old French, from Latin miserabilis, equivalentBorrowed from Middle French miserable, from Old French, from Latin miserabilis, equivalent to miser + -able.
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Forms
more miserable, most miserable| Comparative | more miserable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most miserable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
302 synonyms- characterized by physical misery:wretched
- very unhappy; full of misery:sufferingwretched
- contemptibly small in amount:measlypaltry
- deserving or inciting pity:haplessmisfortunatepatheticpiteouspitiablepitifulpoorwretched
- of very poor quality or condition:deplorableexecrablewoefulwretched
- of the most contemptible kind:abjectlowlow-downscummyscurvy
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
6 patterns- miserable doing doing
- been miserable in
- would be miserable
- looked miserable
- be miserable doing
- to be miserable