ˈmi-zər-bəl
1
as in bleak
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
spent the night in a miserable jail cell
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2
as in unhappy
feeling unhappiness
the awful news made us miserable
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3
as in terrible
of low quality
a miserable meal that I wouldn't feed to a dog
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as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
a miserable little apartment
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as in poor
deserving of one's pity
miserable refugees from the war-torn country
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as in pathetic
deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy)
that ugly mutt is one miserable excuse for a dog
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Recent Examples of miserable
Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
This decision left us enduring miserable conditions, forcing us to take matters into our own hands.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
In the corner of the tub, Diana looks absolutely miserable for bringing it up.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Advertisement LeBron James, who had been in a miserable slump during the stretch, found his touch, leading the Lakers with 29 points.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Are these psychosomatic symptoms, specters conjured by her miserable brain?
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
This decision left us enduring miserable conditions, forcing us to take matters into our own hands.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
In the corner of the tub, Diana looks absolutely miserable for bringing it up.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Advertisement LeBron James, who had been in a miserable slump during the stretch, found his touch, leading the Lakers with 29 points.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miserable
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Their story could have been told myriad ways and, if the current TV market had anything to say about it: the best way to tell any true crime is to be as bleak, haunting and gory as possible.Ed Herro, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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In recent years, people have taken to social media arguing that, while the film might be visually appealing, its underlying message is bleak.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
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Some artists and publishers are unhappy with the way their content is being scraped freely by companies like OpenAI and Google to train their large language models — AI models trained on huge quantities of data to generate humanlike responses.Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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Cronin — who had to cancel some summer shows this year due to unspecified health issues — further acknowledges that there’s acrimony between he and Hall, and he’s been unhappy with some of the social media discourse blaming him for the end of the REO Speedwagon name.Gary Graff, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jack McBrayer plays a flustered resort concierge who delivers the terrible news to two bridezilla-esque adults who won’t be walking down the aisle in white but are still very invested in the nuptials.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Food is terrible, the vibe is off, absolutely trash.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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This small apartment on the eastern edge of Paris was so dilapidated that not long after moving in, its owner turned around and moved out.Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2024
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Speaking to a regional health board last month, Regina Coeli's governor, Claudia Clementi, said overcrowding meant the dilapidated facility was operating on a knife-edge.Rebecca Messina, theweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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In many poor and densely populated neighborhoods across the country, people have access to free, unmetered electricity.Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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That being said, today was a very poor outing as breadth (advancers vs. decliners) was awful in both markets.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Tucker Carlson's Fox News replacement:Jesse Watters is perfectly pathetic These 3 Arizona spots were ranked among top US dive bars for food.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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The over is the obvious bet here given the pathetic state of both defenses.Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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The age-old philosophy, eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper was adhered to, meaning dinner was the lightest meal, as the digestive tract slows down towards the end of the day.Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 25 Oct. 2024
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The mother of one of those men, Jonathan Hankins, confronted Grisham-Stewart in February at the county's pauper's field.Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Ellie is a smart, lonely girl desperate for a sense of family after the death of her father.Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Miserable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miserable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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