Skip to content

miserable

/ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/adjective4 syllables

Miserable means: deserving or inciting pity.

Synonyms for miserable44

adjective, as in deserving or inciting pity

hapless, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched, unfortunate

adjective, as in contemptibly small in amount

measly, paltry, meager, meagre, meagerly, stingy, scrimpy

adjective, as in of the most contemptible kind

abject, low, low-down, scummy, scurvy, contemptible

adjective, as in of very poor quality or condition

deplorable, execrable, woeful, wretched, inferior

adjective, as in very unhappy; full of misery

suffering, wretched, unhappy

adjective, as in characterized by physical misery

wretched, uncomfortable

also used for miserable

atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue, bummed out, chapfallen, cheerless, chopfallen, crestfallen, amateurish, backwards, bad, bungling, clumsy

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does miserable mean?6

adjective

1

deserving or inciting pity“a hapless victim”

2

contemptibly small in amount“a measly tip”

3

of the most contemptible kind“abject cowardice”

4

of very poor quality or condition“deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”

5

very unhappy; full of misery“he felt depressed and miserable”

6

characterized by physical misery“a wet miserable weekend”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Miserable in a sentence

  • You've thwarted my plans for the last time, you miserable knave!Luornu
  • In his youth, he led a miserable life.rul
  • I told them they'd be miserable, too, if they got what they wanted.rul
  • If you want to be miserable, that's your choice.Hybrid
  • Because of her, he lived a miserable life.CK
  • If the teacher hates you, he will make your life really miserable.OsoHombre
  • Ziri felt miserable trying to get people to like him.Amastan
  • The ancient ones built the sorrowful lighthouses to guide their miserable wooden ships.nonong

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.