elend

Meaning

1. miserable
2. wretched
3. sordid

Concepts

miserable

wretched

pitiful

abject

poor

meager

squalid

forlorn

miserably

dismal

unenviable

unfortunate

calamitous

woeful

woefully

ill-starred

hapless

ill-fated

tragical

trivial

uninteresting

wretchedly

calamitously

comfortless

cursedly

deplorable

dreary

heartbreaking

horrible

impoverished

lonely

pathetic

pitiable

shabby

shameful

shiftless

sick

🤢

suntan

tragic

Synonyms

erbärmlich

jämmerlich

armselig

arm

kläglich

bedauernswert

unglücklich

☹️

traurig

☹️

miserabel

unwohl

entsetzlich

ärmlich

dürftig

düster

finster

fürchterlich

grauenhaft

greulich

karg

schäbig

schauderhaft

schrecklich

übel

👎

winzig

grässlich

mulmig

speiübel

mickerig

kotzübel

hundsmiserabel

mittellos

notleidend

rührend

hundeelend

bettelarm

schlecht

👎

schmerzlich

erbarmenswert

Schwächling

schwer

Spitzbube

tragisch

elendig

betrübt

beklagenswert

flau

Jammer-

geplagt

bedürftig

bedauerlich

heruntergekommen

betrübend

verarmt

bescheiden

knauserig

Lump

minderwertig

bekümmert

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

eeländ

Basel-Landschaft

myseraabel

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈeːlɛnt/

Etymology

From Middle High German ellende, contracted from Old High German elilenti, from Proto-West Germanic *alljas (“other”) + *land (“land”).
The modern form with a long vowel is based on Middle Low German elende and/or other regional variants. Today pronounced also with a secondary full vowel in the second syllable. Cognate to Dutch ellende (noun).