Miserable and Sad

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Miserable adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.

Usage example: a miserable jail cell in which the political prisoner was left to rot

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Sad is a synonym for miserable in unhappy topic. In some cases you can use "Sad" instead an adjective "Miserable", when it comes to topics like sorrowful, feeling, pitiful, wretched.

Nearby Words: misery, miserly, miserably, miser

Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

Usage example: movies in which the hero dies always make us feel sad

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Miserable is a synonym for sad in unhappy topic. You can use "Miserable" instead an adjective "Sad", if it concerns topics such as sorrowful, pitiful, unfortunate, wretched.

Nearby Words: sadness, sadly

Bain-Marie Spasm: Well Shaun, the Prime Minister is a man, not woman, of his word, who is more than happy, not sad or miserable, to stand up, not sit or lie down or kneel or squat, for what he believes in, not out.

Source: Series / Shaun Micallefs Mad As Hell
A Hard Day's Night had a praised sequence in which Ringo Starr had an affecting performance as a sad clown, but Ringo was not so much acting as he was hung over and so his miserable air was real.

Source: Sad Clown
Does seeing me fail somehow make you feel better about your own sad, miserable life?!

Source: Blunt "Yes"

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