miserable

Meanings

• adjective

  Feeling or showing great disappointment, distress, or annoyance.

  - "He looked miserable after losing the game."
  - "The homeless man's miserable condition touched everyone's heart."

• adjective

  Causing great disappointment, distress, or annoyance.

  - "The rainy weather made the camping trip miserable."
  - "The long wait in line made everyone miserable."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with miserable
miserablenable , pardonable , tabernacle , controllable

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Variants

List of all variants of miserable that leads to same result
miserable , miserableness , miserablenesses , miserables , miserably , as miserable as sin , (as) miserable as sin , miserable as sin

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Forms

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miserably, misery, miseries, miserable's

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'wretched,' from Old French misérable, from Latin misērābilis, from misēre 'to have pity,' from misus 'sent' + erare 'to wander.'

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Trivia

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1. The word miserable appears 15 times in Shakespeare's works.

2. Miserable is a homophone of the word magnificent, but with a completely opposite meaning.

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Related Concepts

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1. Sadness: Miserable is a strong expression of sadness, often used to describe a deep sense of disappointment or despair.

2. Depression: Miserable is a term often used to describe feelings of depression or melancholy.

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Culture

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Miserable has been used extensively in literature to depict characters in distress or despair. For instance, in Charles Dickens' 'David Copperfield,' the character Uriah Heep is described as miserable, both in his appearance and his demeanor. In music, the term is used metaphorically in songs to express feelings of sadness or heartache.

How to Memorize "miserable"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine someone with a long, sad face, hunched shoulders, and tears streaming down their cheeks. This is the visualization of the feeling of being miserable.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word miserable with feelings of sadness, disappointment, or despair.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'M Is Sad,' where M stands for miserable.

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