miserable
adjective
wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable.
miserableness
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a word derived from
miserable.
Example Sentences
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This relatively lavish, avant-garde exercise could never have been made in a market economy — it also sufficed to establish Tarr’s European reputation and his distinctive brand of visionary miserableness.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2020
Barney Ronay gets into a Madchester vibe with his take on yesterday’s miserableness.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 6, 2019
The comedy of miserableness, awkwardness and meandering conversation is pretty familiar, but there are lines that pop in each episode of “Single Long.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2012
Yet, besides my miserableness, there was something very like pleasure as well, though of a grim sort.
From Oddsfish! by Robert Hugh Benson
And—oh!—I believe my heart is going to burst with miserable happiness and happy miserableness, and my head feels like it's in a bag.
From Mary Cary "Frequently Martha" by Kate Langley Bosher
