miserere

noun

mi·​se·​re·​re ˌmi-zə-ˈrir-ē 

-ˈrer-;

ˌmē-zə-ˈrā-(ˌ)rā 

1

capitalized : the 50th Psalm in the Vulgate

2

: misericord

3

: a vocal complaint or lament

Synonyms

• beef
• bitch
• bleat
• carp
• complaint
• fuss
• grievance
• gripe
• grouch
• grouse
• grumble
• holler
• kvetch
• lament
• moan
• murmur
• plaint
• squawk
• wail
• whimper
• whine
• whinge [British]
• yammer

Examples of miserere in a Sentence

an essay that is essentially a long miserere about the decline of good manners in our society

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin, be merciful, from misereri to be merciful, from miser wretched; from the first word of the Psalm

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1