miserable
/ˈmɪzrəbl/adjective
उच्चारण मिज़्रबल
बहुत दुखी, बेहाल, परेशान
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very unhappy or uncomfortable
बहुत दुखी, बेहाल, परेशान
- She felt miserable after failing the test.
- The passengers spent a miserable night on the platform.
- He felt miserable away from his family.
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- The cold, wet night was miserable for everyone.
- Don't look so miserable; things will improve.
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making you feel unhappy; very poor in quality or amount
दुखदायी, खराब; बहुत कम, तुच्छ
- miserable weather
- a miserable salary of three thousand rupees
- The miserable rain lasted all week.
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- They live in miserable conditions in the slum.
- He earned a miserable wage for twelve hours of work.
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(of a person) always complaining and in a bad mood
चिड़चिड़ा, हमेशा शिकायत करने वाला
- a miserable old man who shouts at children
- Nobody wanted to sit near the miserable clerk who complained about everything.
- Our miserable neighbour complains about everything.
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- Stop being so miserable and enjoy the trip.
- She was a miserable colleague who never smiled.
Opposite cheerful good-humoured
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
miserable (person) about sth
Use about for the cause of unhappiness.
दुख के कारण के लिए 'miserable about' आता है।
- She was miserable about her result.
- He felt miserable about leaving home.
miserable weather / conditions
For weather or places, miserable means unpleasantly cold, wet or dull.
मौसम या स्थानों के लिए 'miserable' का अर्थ अप्रिय रूप से ठंडा, गीला या नीरस है।
- It was a miserable, rainy morning.
miserable + amount / performance
Miserable can mean pitifully small or poor, as in a miserable salary.
'Miserable' का अर्थ दयनीय रूप से कम या खराब भी है, जैसे miserable salary।
- He earns a miserable wage.
make sb's life miserable / feel miserable
Make sb's life miserable means to cause constant unhappiness; feel is the usual link verb.
'Make sb's life miserable' का अर्थ लगातार दुख देना है; feel सामान्य link verb है।
- Bullying made his school life miserable.
miserable + to-infinitive (hard to bear)
A to-infinitive can follow to show what is unpleasant to do, as in miserable to wait outside.
To-infinitive यह बताने के लिए आ सकता है कि कौन-सा काम अप्रिय है।
- It was miserable to wait outside in the rain.
+Collocations 5
adverb + miserable
utterlythoroughlyabsolutelyprettyso
- She looked utterly miserable at the station.
miserable + noun
weatherfailurelifechildhoodexcuse
- He had a miserable childhood in the slums.
verb + miserable
feellookmake sbbesound
- The noise made me miserable.
miserable + as
sina wet hena failurethe nightpoverty
- He was as miserable as sin after the defeat.
miserable + noun (small amount)
pensionwagesalarysumhandful
- The farmer received a miserable sum as compensation.
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- The team put up a miserable show in the final.
टीम ने फ़ाइनल में दयनीय प्रदर्शन किया।
- She felt miserable when her friends left.
दोस्तों के जाने पर वह उदास हो गई।
- The cold, wet room was miserable to live in.
ठंडे, नम कमरे में रहना कष्टदायक था।
- Don't be so miserable; things will improve.
इतना उदास मत होइए; हालात सुधरेंगे।
- A miserable pension was all the old clerk got.
बूढ़े क्लर्क को केवल एक तुच्छ पेंशन मिली।
- The miserable wages did not even cover his rent.
तुच्छ मज़दूरी से उसका किराया भी नहीं निकलता था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is a miser person.
✓ He is a miserable person.
Miser is a noun for a stingy person; miserable describes unhappiness.
'Miser' कंजूस व्यक्ति के लिए noun है; 'miserable' दुख बताता है।
✗ She feels miserably.
✓ She feels miserable.
After a link verb like feel, use the adjective miserable.
feel जैसी link verb के बाद adjective 'miserable' आता है।
✗ He is miserable for his failure.
✓ He is miserable about his failure.
The cause of unhappiness takes about.
दुख के कारण के लिए about आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
mis·er·able
?Which word?
Do not confuse with miser (a person who hoards money) or miserly.
इसे miser (कंजूस) या miserly से भ्रमित न करें।