miserable meaning
miserable :
very unhappy, very uncomfortable
adjective
▪ She felt miserable in the cold rain.
▪ She felt very unhappy in the cold rain.
▪ The room was dark and miserable.
▪ The room was dark and very uncomfortable.
paraphrasing
▪ unhappy – very sad
▪ wretched – very poor or bad
▪ gloomy – very dark or sad
▪ dejected – feeling down
Pronunciation
miserable [ˈmɪz.ər.ə.bəl]
The stress is on 'miz' and sounds like 'miz-uh-ruh-buhl'.
Common phrases and grammar about miserable
miserable - Common meaning
adjective
very unhappy, very uncomfortable
Part of Speech Changes for "miserable"
▪ misery (noun) – great sadness or discomfort
▪ miserably (adverb) – in a very unhappy way
Common Expressions with "miserable"
▪ feel miserable – feel very unhappy
▪ look miserable – appear very unhappy
▪ make someone miserable – cause someone to feel very unhappy
▪ miserable weather – very bad weather
Important examples of miserable in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, miserable is often used to describe a very unhappy or uncomfortable state.
Example of a confusing word: measurable (able to be measured)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Miserable is used as an adjective to describe feelings or conditions in TOEIC grammar questions.
miserable
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
miserable failure
'complete failure', used to describe a situation that went very wrong.
miserable existence
means 'a very unhappy life', used to describe a life full of sadness.
Differences between similar words and miserable
miserable
,
unhappy
differences
Miserable is a stronger word than unhappy, meaning very unhappy or uncomfortable.
Words with the same origin as miserable
The origin of miserable
The word miserable comes from the Latin 'miserabilis', meaning 'pitiable' or 'wretched'.
Word structure
It has the root miser (wretched), and suffix able (capable of), so miserable means 'capable of being wretched'.
Words with the same origin
The root of miserable is miser (wretched). Words with the same root include misery (great sadness).
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