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miserable(dictionary)

miserable (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin miserabilis, from miser; MISER]
extremely unhappy, for example because you feel lonely, cold, or badly treated
::I've been so miserable since Patrick left me.
::I spent the weekend feeling miserable .
::Janice looks really miserable .
::Why do you make yourself miserable by taking on too much work?
as miserable as sin BrE (=very miserable)
especially BrE always bad-tempered, dissatisfied, or complaining
::He's a miserable old devil.
[usually before noun] making you feel very unhappy, uncomfortable etc
::They endured hours of backbreaking work in miserable conditions.
::Mosquito bites can make life miserable .
miserable weather is cold and dull, with no sun shining
::It was a miserable grey day.
::two weeks of miserable weather
[only before noun] very small in amount, or very bad in quality
::I can hardly afford the rent on my miserable income.
::The team gave a miserable performance.
miserable failure
BrE a complete failure
::Her attempts to learn to drive had been a miserable failure.
-- miserably adv
::I failed miserably in my duty to protect her.