"misère" meaning in All languages combined

See misère on Wiktionary

Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /miˈsɛːr(ə)/ Audio: Nl-misère.ogg Forms: misères [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛːrə Etymology: Borrowed from French misère. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|fr|misère}} French misère Head templates: {{nl-noun|f,m|-s|-}} misère f or m (plural misères, no diminutive)
  1. misery Tags: feminine, masculine, no-diminutive
    Sense id: en-misère-nl-noun-ZEB~TTPg Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with f+m gender, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 7 4 7 23 1 1 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 7 2 7 29 1 1 25

Adjective [English]

IPA: /mɪˈzɛə(ɹ)/, /miːˈzɛə(ɹ)/ Forms: misere [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French misère. Doublet of misery and mizeria. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|misère}} French misère, {{doublet|en|misery|mizeria}} Doublet of misery and mizeria Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} misère (not comparable)
  1. Played according to the reverse of the usual winning convention. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-misère-en-adj-gkpoEgqM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 13 42
  2. Of a game, in which a player who is unable to move wins. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-misère-en-adj-3DA5Ec11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 13 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lay-down misère, misère ouvert Related terms: miser

Noun [English]

IPA: /mɪˈzɛə(ɹ)/, /miːˈzɛə(ɹ)/ Forms: misères [plural], misere [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French misère. Doublet of misery and mizeria. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|misère}} French misère, {{doublet|en|misery|mizeria}} Doublet of misery and mizeria Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} misère (usually uncountable, plural misères)
  1. (card games, especially whist) A bid to lose every trick, or the majority of tricks, with no trumps. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-misère-en-noun-VeHVjdH7 Categories (other): Card games, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 13 42 Topics: card-games, games

Interjection [French]

IPA: /mi.zɛʁ/, /mi.zaɛ̯ʁ/ [Quebec] Audio: Fr-misère.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-misère.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-misère.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-misère.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin miseria. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|miseria}} Borrowed from Latin miseria
  1. dear me! dear Lord! oh boy! heavens! woe is me! Synonyms: seigneur, bon sang, bon Dieu
    Sense id: en-misère-fr-intj-Uy3RsROo Categories (other): Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 7 2 7 29 1 1 25 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 53 2 1 43

Noun [French]

IPA: /mi.zɛʁ/, /mi.zaɛ̯ʁ/ [Quebec] Audio: Fr-misère.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-misère.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-misère.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-misère.wav Forms: misères [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin miseria. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|miseria}} Borrowed from Latin miseria Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} misère f (plural misères)
  1. misery Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-misère-fr-noun-ZEB~TTPg
  2. poverty Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-misère-fr-noun-2Er94pzd
  3. A trifle, a thing of little value and importance. Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-misère-fr-noun-TF1VscNu Categories (other): Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 7 2 7 29 1 1 25 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 53 2 1 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: avoir de la misère, chercher misère, faire des misères, misère noire, salaire de misère

Inflected forms

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