Meaning & Definition of Miserable in English

1. Very unhappy

• Full of misery

• "He felt depressed and miserable"

• "A message of hope for suffering humanity"

• "Wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"

2. Deserving or inciting pity

• "A hapless victim"

• "Miserable victims of war"

• "The shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- galsworthy

• "Piteous appeals for help"

• "Pitiable homeless children"

• "A pitiful fate"

• "Oh, you poor thing"

• "His poor distorted limbs"

• "A wretched life"

3. Of the most contemptible kind

• "Abject cowardice"

• "A low stunt to pull"

• "A low-down sneak"

• "His miserable treatment of his family"

• "You miserable skunk!"

• "A scummy rabble"

• "A scurvy trick"

4. Of very poor quality or condition

• "Deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"

• "Woeful treatment of the accused"

• "Woeful errors of judgment"

5. Characterized by physical misery

• "A wet miserable weekend"

• "Spent a wretched night on the floor"

6. Contemptibly small in amount

• "A measly tip"

• "The company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"

• "A paltry wage"

• "Almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"