Miserable meaning

What does “miserable” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“miserable” is an adjective with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: very unhappy; full of misery.

miserable

very unhappy; full of misery
“he felt depressed and miserable”
“a message of hope for suffering humanity”
Synonymssuffering wretched
deserving or inciting pity
“a hapless victim”
“miserable victims of war”
Synonymshapless misfortunate pathetic piteous pitiable pitiful poor wretched
of the most contemptible kind
“abject cowardice”
“a low stunt to pull”
Synonymsabject low low-down scummy scurvy
of very poor quality or condition
“deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”
“woeful treatment of the accused”
Synonymsdeplorable execrable woeful wretched
characterized by physical misery
“a wet miserable weekend”
“spent a wretched night on the floor”
Synonymswretched
contemptibly small in amount
“a measly tip”
“the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief”
Synonymsmeasly paltry

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University