miserably
/ˈmɪzrəbli/adverb
उच्चारण मिज़्रब्ली
दुखी होकर, उदासी से
Core word
- 1
in a way that shows you are very unhappy
दुखी होकर, उदासी से
- 'I've lost my phone,' he said miserably.
- She stared miserably out of the window.
- The dog whined miserably outside the closed door.
+ 2 more examples
- He sat miserably in the rain waiting for the bus.
- She nodded miserably when asked if she had failed.
Synonyms unhappily sadly wretchedly
Opposite happily cheerfully
- 2
in a way that is very bad or very great in degree
बुरी तरह, शोचनीय रूप से
- The plan failed miserably.
- The workers are miserably paid.
- The team performed miserably in the final.
+ 2 more examples
- Our efforts to fix the pipe failed miserably.
- The farmers were miserably poor after three bad harvests.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
miserably + verb (in a very unhappy way)
Use it to show strong unhappiness while doing something: sit, stare or wait miserably.
कुछ करते समय गहरे दुख को दिखाने के लिए इसका प्रयोग होता है: sit, stare या wait miserably।
- Radhika sat miserably outside the exam hall.
- The puppy whined miserably in the rain.
miserably + fail / lose
It also intensifies words of failure to mean 'very badly'.
यह असफलता वाली क्रियाओं को तीव्र करके 'बहुत बुरी तरह' का अर्थ देता है।
- The team failed miserably in the final.
- He lost miserably in the first round.
miserably + adjective
It can strengthen an adjective that is already negative, such as poor, cold or small.
यह पहले से नकारात्मक adjective, जैसे poor, cold या small, को और तीव्र कर सकता है।
- The room was miserably cold.
- He earned a miserably small salary.
position in the sentence
It usually comes after the verb, or at the start of a sentence for emphasis.
यह प्रायः क्रिया के बाद आता है, या ज़ोर देने के लिए वाक्य के आरंभ में।
- Miserably, she handed back the unsolved paper.
+Collocations 4
verb + miserably
faillosefall shortsitwait
- The batsmen failed miserably against the fast bowlers.
miserably + adjective
coldpoorsmalllowinadequate
- The village was miserably poor before the road was built.
look / feel miserably
sobcryshiverwhimpermumble
- The lost child cried miserably at the bus stand.
miserably + fixed idea
miserably unhappymiserably lonelymiserably wetmiserably hungrymiserably late
- Radhika arrived miserably wet from the sudden monsoon shower.
“More examples 5
- The government miserably failed to supply clean drinking water.
सरकार स्वच्छ पेयजल उपलब्ध कराने में बुरी तरह विफल रही।
- He stood miserably at the station while the train pulled away.
वह दुखी होकर स्टेशन पर खड़ा रहा जबकि रेलगाड़ी चल पड़ी।
- The old man lived miserably in a tiny rented room.
वह बूढ़ा आदमी किराए के एक छोटे कमरे में दयनीय हालत में रहता था।
- The play was miserably acted, and the audience left early.
नाटक का अभिनय बहुत ही खराब था, और दर्शक जल्दी चले गए।
- She smiled miserably and said she would try again next year.
वह उदास मुस्कान के साथ बोली कि अगले साल फिर प्रयास करेगी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He felt miserably after losing the match.
✓ He felt miserable after losing the match.
After a linking verb like 'feel', use the adjective 'miserable', not the adverb.
'Feel' जैसी linking verb के बाद adjective 'miserable' आता है, adverb 'miserably' नहीं।
✗ She looked miserably when she saw the result.
✓ She looked miserable when she saw the result.
'Look' meaning 'appear' is followed by an adjective.
'Appear' के अर्थ में 'look' के बाद adjective आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adverbs all show something bad, but they differ in whether they describe feeling or quality.
ये सभी adverbs किसी बुरी बात को दिखाते हैं, पर अंतर यह है कि वे भावना का वर्णन करते हैं या गुणवत्ता का।
In a very unhappy way, or very badly in the case of failure.
बहुत दुखी ढंग से, या असफलता के संदर्भ में बहुत बुरी तरह।
- He failed miserably.
In a sad way; it is also used at the start of a sentence for regret.
दुखी ढंग से; यह खेद जताने के लिए वाक्य के आरंभ में भी आता है।
- Sadly, the match was cancelled.
wretchedly
A stronger and more literary word for a deep, pitiful state of misery.
गहरी, दयनीय दुर्दशा के लिए अधिक प्रबल और साहित्यिक शब्द।
- The beggar wept wretchedly in the cold.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: fail miserably is a very common collocation meaning to fail completely.
Usage में fail miserably एक बहुत आम collocation है, जिसका अर्थ पूरी तरह असफल होना है।