miserable
pronunciation
How to pronounce miserable in British English:
UK [ˈmɪzrəbl]
How to pronounce miserable in American English:
US [ˈmɪzrəbl]
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- Adjective:
- very unhappy; full of misery
- deserving or inciting pity
- of the most contemptible kind
- of very poor quality or condition
- characterized by physical misery
- contemptibly small in amount
Word Origin
- miserable (adj.)
- early 15c., "full of misery, causing wretchedness" (of conditions), from Old French miserable "prone to pity, merciful," and directly from Latin miserabilis "pitiable, miserable, deplorable, lamentable," from miserari "to pity, lament, deplore," from miser "wretched" (see miser). Of persons, "existing in a state of misery" it is attested from 1520s.
Antonym
Example
- 1. True office 's only prize for employees is a less miserable compliance experience .
- 2. The most miserable of my correspondents fit this mold .
- 3. Much of the northern hemisphere has had a miserable winter .
- 4. Unless you enjoy being miserable , this is mandatory .
- 5. But it 's still a miserable existence .