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misère

/mɪˈzɛə(ɹ)/
/miːˈzɛə(ɹ)/

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Borrowed from French misère. Doublet of misery and mizeria.

noun misères · misere

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.

adjective misere

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.
not comparable Of a game, in which a player who is unable to move wins.

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@misc{mise_re_2026,
  title = {misère},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mis%C3%A8re},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}