"misère" meaning in English

See misère in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /mɪˈzɛə(ɹ)/, /miːˈzɛə(ɹ)/ Forms: misere [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French misère. Doublet of misery. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|misère}} French misère, {{doublet|en|misery}} Doublet of misery 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: 47 10 43
  2. Of a game, in which a player that is unable to move wins. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-misère-en-adj-QSm1YPTg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lay-down misère, misère ouvert Related terms: miser

Noun

IPA: /mɪˈzɛə(ɹ)/, /miːˈzɛə(ɹ)/ Forms: misères [plural], misere [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French misère. Doublet of misery. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|misère}} French misère, {{doublet|en|misery}} Doublet of misery Head templates: {{en-noun}} misère (plural misères)
  1. (card games, whist and others) A bid to lose every trick, or the majority of tricks, with no trumps.
    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: 47 10 43 Topics: card-games, games

Inflected forms

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