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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmiserable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mi-se-ra-ble
"Estaba muy miserable debido a la gripe."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Very unhappy, uncomfortable, or full of misery.
"He felt miserable after catching a severe cold and missing the trip." - 2
Extremely poor or inadequate; of very low quality.
"They lived in miserable conditions during the harsh winter."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin adjective 'miserables', meaning 'deserving of pity' or 'wretched', stemming from 'miser' (wretched, poor). It entered the English language in the late 15th century, initially retaining its sense of evoking pity before shifting toward describing a state of profound unhappiness or poor quality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Miserable" is said worldwide
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misérable
Transliteration: mi-ze-rabl
"Il se sentait misérable toute la journée."
elend
Transliteration: elent
"Nach der schlechten Nachricht fühlte er sich elend."
miserabile
Transliteration: mi-ze-ra-bi-le
"Era una giornata fredda e miserabile."
miserable
Transliteration: mi-se-ra-ble
"Estaba muy miserable debido a la gripe."
miserável
Transliteration: mi-ze-ra-vaw
"O tempo chuvoso deixava todos miseráveis."
दयनीय
Transliteration: dayaneeya
"वह अपनी स्थिति के कारण बहुत दयनीय महसूस कर रहा था।"
痛苦的
Transliteration: tòng kǔ de
"生病时让人感觉非常痛苦。"
비참한
Transliteration: bichamhan
"그는 추운 날씨 속에서 비참함을 느꼈다."
みじめな
Transliteration: mijime na
Script: 惨めな
"彼は雨の中でとてもみじめな気分だった。"
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