Miserable (adjective)

  1. Very unhappy and uncomfortable.
  2. Extremely unpleasant and causing great discomfort.
  3. Very poor and not good enough.

Origin:

Middle english misereable, from old french, from latin miserabilis 'wretched', from miserari 'to pity'.

Examples:

  1. She was feeling miserable after losing her job.
  2. The weather was miserable, with non-stop rain and wind.
  3. The living conditions were miserable, with no heating or running water.
  4. He was miserable in his current state and needed help.
  5. The flight was a miserable experience with turbulence the whole way.
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