miserable

🇺🇸 /ˈmɪzrəbl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmɪzrəbl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B1
adjective
B2

very unhappy or uncomfortable

The cold weather made everyone feel miserable.

B2

causing great unhappiness or discomfort

The miserable conditions made work difficult.

C1

always unhappy and unfriendly

His miserable attitude made others avoid him.

R

very small in amount

They paid a miserable salary for hard work.

translation

adj. very unhappy or uncomfortable; causing great unhappiness or discomfort; always unhappy and unfriendly; very small in amount