Meaning

7 senses
  1. In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.

    elend, erbärmlich, jämmerlich

    несча́стныйnesčástnyj, бе́дныйbédnyj

    неща́снийneščásnyj

  2. Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless.

    He's good at some sports, like tennis, but he's just miserable at football.

    miserabel

    неуме́лыйneumélyj

  3. Of the weather, extremely unpleasant due to being cold, wet, overcast, etc.

  4. Wretched; worthless; mean; contemptible.

    a miserable sinner

    of the most contemptible kind

  5. Negative minded, unpleasant to be around.

  6. (obsolete)Causing unhappiness or misery.

    characterized by physical misery

  7. (obsolete)Avaricious; niggardly; miserly.

Examples

361 sentences
  1. Tom said that I looked miserable.

    Том сказав, що я виглядаю жалюгідно.

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  2. Tom had to have been miserable.

    Том, мабуть, був нещасний.

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  3. Tom said that Mary was miserable.

    Том сказав, що Мері нещасна.

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  4. I think that Tom is miserable.

    Мені здається, що Том нещасний.

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  5. Tom must've been miserable.

    Том, мабуть, був нещасний.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
in a state of misery:
Русский
By meaning 2
in a state of misery:
very bad (at):
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in a state of misery:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French miserable, from Old French, from Latin miserabilis, equivalent

Borrowed from Middle French miserable, from Old French, from Latin miserabilis, equivalent to miser + -able.

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Forms

more miserable, most miserable
Comparativemore miserable Lesson
Superlativemost miserable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

302 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • miserable doing doing
  • been miserable in
  • would be miserable
  • looked miserable
  • be miserable doing
  • to be miserable

See also

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