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miserable

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪzərəbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɪzərəbəl, ˈmɪzrə-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mizər ə bəl, mizrə-)


Collocations for "miserable"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "miserable" in context.

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miserable

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. a miserable [soul, person, man, woman, boy, girl]
  2. a miserable [parent, teacher, worker]
  3. a miserable [living, life, existence, future, outlook]
  4. had a miserable day at [home, school, the office, the store]
  5. has been a miserable [day, morning, evening, night, week]
  6. this [rain, snow] is miserable
  7. what miserable weather we're having!
  8. (took place) [in, under] miserable conditions
  9. a miserable state of affairs
  10. am feeling miserable (today)
  11. is always so miserable
  12. she looks [so, completely, thoroughly] miserable
  13. is in a miserable [mood, frame of mind] (from)
  14. [raised, got, made] a miserable [$20]!
  15. was a miserable [attempt, try, failure]
  16. a miserable excuse for a [teacher, lawyer, doctor]
  17. nothing but a miserable [crook, villain, fraudster]
  18. you miserable little [wretch, worm, liar, thief]!
  19. offensive, slang: a miserable [bastard, prick, asshole, motherfucker]
'miserable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "miserable" in the title:

(Being) defeated by our enemy, we felt miserable. - English Only forum
<As> it was in Athens in the time of Solon, the wealthy feared revolt by those who were miserable. - English Only forum
Do you ever feel just miserable for no reason? - English Only forum
élite bureaucrats could make life just as miserable for ordinary people - English Only forum
feel miserable vs feel miserably - English Only forum
He would do whatever it is/anything just to make me miserable. - English Only forum
How miserable are those .... - English Only forum
I had been more miserable than I thought anybody could believe () - English Only forum
I was miserable being a widow... - English Only forum
It cramped and hurt me <so>, that it made me perfectly miserable - English Only forum
It was miserable spending Christmas - English Only forum
Let's make your life miserable. - English Only forum
living in wretched/miserable poverty - English Only forum
make life miserable for her/make her life miserable - English Only forum
miserable - English Only forum
Miserable - English Only forum
Miserable cow - English Only forum
Miserable dog's life is this of the sea! - English Only forum
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Miserable himself - English Only forum
Miserable Hour - English Only forum
<Miserable little propitiators of a remorseless Idol>, how abject <we> were to him! - English Only forum
miserable to others - English Only forum
miserable vs wretched - English Only forum
miserable—flushed - English Only forum
she's miserable living on her own - English Only forum
substandard housing, making the miserable conditions - English Only forum
the inscrutably miserable - English Only forum
The reason that caused his miserable life is that he was never satisfied. - English Only forum
This led her past a miserable little hut - English Only forum
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