Miserable
(adjective)
- Very unhappy and uncomfortable.
- Extremely unpleasant and causing great discomfort.
- Very poor and not good enough.
Origin:
Middle english misereable, from old french, from latin miserabilis 'wretched', from miserari 'to pity'.
Examples:
- She was feeling miserable after losing her job.
- The weather was miserable, with non-stop rain and wind.
- The living conditions were miserable, with no heating or running water.
- He was miserable in his current state and needed help.
- The flight was a miserable experience with turbulence the whole way.