1Miserable; wretched; pitiable — describing a state or circumstances so poor and forlorn as to be pitiful, or the humiliated, dejected feeling of being in such a state. Noun form: 惨めさ.
大勢の前で叱られて、惨めな気持ちになった。
Being scolded in front of everyone made me feel miserable.
一人だけ誘われず、惨めな思いをした。
I was the only one not invited, and it left me feeling wretched.
戦後、その一家は惨めな暮らしを強いられた。
After the war, the family was forced to live a miserable life.
言い訳ばかりする自分が惨めに思えてきた。
I started to feel pathetic for doing nothing but making excuses.