Meaning

2 senses

  1. A miserable person; a wretch.

  2. (in the plural, informal, with definite article)A state of misery or melancholy.

Examples

361 sentences

  1. Tom said that I looked miserable.

    Том сказав, що я виглядаю жалюгідно. — deniko

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  2. Tom had to have been miserable.

    Том, мабуть, був нещасний. — deniko

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  3. Tom said that Mary was miserable.

    Том сказав, що Мері нещасна. — deniko

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  4. I think that Tom is miserable.

    Мені здається, що Том нещасний. — deniko

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  5. Tom must've been miserable.

    Том, мабуть, був нещасний. — deniko

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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

plural: miserables
Singularmiserable
Pluralmiserables

regular

Collocations

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
misdiagnosemisdialmisermiserablymiserlymiseryB1misfire
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