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misère en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /mɪˈzɛə(ɹ)/
• /miːˈzɛə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from French misère. Doublet of misery and mizeria.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Played according to the reverse of the usual winning convention.
   • A strategy in misère backgammon is to put six blots in a row.
2. (not-comparable) Of a game, in which a player who is unable to move wins.

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Deriveds

misère ouvert · lay-down misère

Relateds

miser

misère en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /mɪˈzɛə(ɹ)/
• /miːˈzɛə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from French misère. Doublet of misery and mizeria.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:especially whist, uncountable, usually) A bid to lose every trick, or the majority of tricks, with no trumps.
   • The exasperating frequency of hands where one card alone, such as a king or ace, supported by a deuce only, or king or ace bare, debars the holder from calling misère is an experience common to every player. 1895, Barry Pain, Jerome Klapka Jerome (contributors), To-Day, A Weekly Magazine-Journal, volume 9, number 105, page 248:

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