Misérable

Part of Speech

adjective

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 in Not oder das Mitleid weckt , 🇪🇸 en la miseria o que inspira lástima , 🇮🇹 che è in miseria o suscita pietà , 🇵🇹 em estado de miséria ou que provoca compaixão , 🇨🇳 可怜的，不幸的 , 🇯🇵 悲惨で、哀れみを呼び起こす , 🇰🇷 불행한, 가난한 , 🇸🇦 في البؤس أو يثير الحزن والشفقة. , 🇮🇳 दुखी या करुणा उत्पन्न करने वाला

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Etymology

Misérable comes directly from the Latin *miserabilis*, “worthy of pity, wretched”. The Latin adjective is built on *miser* “unhappy, wretched”, which in turn derives from the verb *miserari* “to pity, to be sorry for”. Through Middle French, the word entered English as *miserable* with the same sense of being in misery or deserving of pity.

Synonyms

pauvre déplorable lamentable affligé malheureux infortuné pitiable

Antonyms

heureux content riche prospère fortuné