How do you spell miserable?

The correct spelling is M-I-S-E-R-A-B-L-E. Being in a pitiable state of distress or unhappiness (as from want or shame)

What does miserable mean?

Being in a pitiable state of distress or unhappiness (as from want or shame)

miserable

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API

"miserable refugees"

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin {it}miserabilis{/it} wretched, pitiable, from {it}miserari{/it} to pity, from {it}miser{/it}