miserable

/ˈmɪzərəbəl/
adjective
  1. Extremely unhappy or uncomfortable, often due to unpleasant circumstances.
    • He felt miserable when his best friend moved away.
    • The lost puppy looked miserable and hungry.
    • After waiting in the rain for an hour, we were cold and miserable.
  2. Very poor in quality or amount; causing dissatisfaction.
    • The hotel room was miserable, with a broken bed and no heat.
    • The team gave a miserable performance and lost the game 10–0.
    • They offered him a miserable salary that was barely enough to live on.
  3. Used to emphasize how bad something is (often in a negative or critical way).
    • He spent the whole day doing nothing but complain about his miserable luck.
    • I can't believe you ate the last miserable cookie without saving one for me.
    • That's a miserable excuse for an apology.
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