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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a miserable state" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or condition that is very unhappy, uncomfortable, or unfortunate.
Example: "After the storm, the town was left in a miserable state, with debris scattered everywhere and homes damaged."
Alternatives: "a wretched condition" or "a dire situation."
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Meanwhile, Peggy is in a miserable state.
The investment banking business is in a miserable state.
It's a miserable state to be in permanently.
How did we arrive at such a miserable state of miscomprehension and self-righteousness?
Four years ago, spotted in a miserable state in Aru's cemetery, she was taken in by the villagers.
Our house was in a miserable state, damaged by explosions and there was a woman living in it.
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The big-borrowing countries around the edge of the euro zone suffered a near-death experience in 2010, and they will be in a pretty miserable state in 2011 as austerity measures bite and households come to terms with their high debts and poor prospects.
I felt sympathy for the man, making such a tender and dedicated effort; and sympathy for the woman, locked in such a paralyzed and miserable state.
He recalls a time when things had become so bad that after reading an article about Data General's miserable state, his mother-in-law, a school teacher, invited Skates and his wife to come and stay with her if he lost his job.
The Cubs are a bedrock major league franchise with a national following that has made the team a tourist attraction (despite the miserable state of the bathrooms at Wrigley) even in losing times.
My miserable state felt like a warning that I wasn't ready for motherhood and all the discomforts and shifts it brings.
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