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   wretched

   /ˈrɛtʃɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state: "I felt so wretched because I thought I might never see you again" Similar miserableunhappysadbroken-heartedheartbrokengrief-strickengrievingsorrowfulsorrowingmourninganguisheddistresseddesolatedevastateddespairinginconsolabledisconsolatedowncastdowndownhearteddejectedcrestfallencheerlessdepressedmelancholymorosegloomyglummournfuldolefuldismalforlornwoefulwoebegoneabjectlow-spiritedlong-facedinformal:bluedown in the mouthdown in the dumpschokedcut upguttedliterary:dolorousarchaic:chap-fallenunfortunateunluckylucklessdown on one's luckill-starredstar-crosseddamnedblightedhaplesspoorpitiabledistresseddowntroddenoppressedpowerlesshelplessOpposite cheerfulfortunate
   • ▪ of poor quality; very bad: "the wretched conditions of the slums" Similar harshhardgrimstarkdifficultpoorpoverty-strickenrun downdown at heelimpoverishedpitifulpiteouspathetictragicmiserablebleakcheerlesshopelesssorrysordidshabbyseedydilapidatedshoddygodforsakeninformal:scummycrummygrottyterribleawfuldiredreadfulatrociousunspeakabledismalbadpoorlamentabledeplorableunsatisfactorysubstandardlow-qualityinferiorinformal:yuckygodawfulbeastlypantsa load of pantsOpposite comfortableluxuriousexcellent
   • ▪ used to express anger or annoyance: "she disliked the wretched man intensely" Similar despicablecontemptiblebeyond contemptreprehensiblebaselowvilemeanscurvyabominableloathsomehatefuldetestableodiousdisreputabledepraveddebasedinfamousvillainousignobleshamefulshabbyworthlessinformal:dirtyfilthydirty rottenrottenlow-downno-goodlousybeastlyinformal:damndamnedblastedblessedflamingpreciousconfoundedrottenflippingblinkingbloomingblimmingbloodybleedingeffingnaffingchuffinggoddamplurryinformal, dated:ballyruddydeucedvulgar slang:fuckingfriggingsoddingfeckingOpposite worthyadmirable

   Word Origin Middle English: formed irregularly from wretch + -ed1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wretchedly adverb
   • 2. wretchedness noun

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   Aug 13, 2024 · The meaning of WRETCHED is deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind. How to use wretched in a sentence.

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   WRETCHED definition: 1. unpleasant or of low quality: 2. feeling very ill or very unhappy: 3. used to express anger…. Learn more.

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   Wretched refers to a condition of extreme affliction or distress, especially as outwardly apparent: wretched hovels. Miserable refers more to the inward feeling of unhappiness or distress: a miserable life.

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   wretched refers to a condition of extreme affliction or distress, esp. as outwardly apparent: wretched hovels. miserable refers more to the inward feeling of unhappiness or distress: a miserable life. sorry applies to distressed, often poverty-stricken outward circumstances; but it has connotations of unworthiness, incongruousness, or the like ...

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   Wretched is an all-around unhappy word. If you're very ill, heartbroken, or riddled with guilt, you may feel wretched. This word is also used to describe awful living conditions. If your cabin at sleep-away camp is freezing cold and rat-infested, you could describe it as wretched.

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   Definition of wretched adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [not usually before noun] (of a person) feeling ill or unhappy. You look wretched—what's wrong? I felt wretched about the way things had turned out. She looked thoroughly wretched. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   WRETCH definition: 1. a person who experiences something unpleasant: 2. someone who is unpleasant or annoying: 3. a…. Learn more.

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    The meaning of WRETCH is a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune. How to use wretch in a sentence.

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    1. very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; pitiable. 2. characterized by or attended with misery and sorrow; miserable. 3. despicable, contemptible, or mean: a wretched miser. 4. pitiful or worthless; inferior: a wretched job of sewing. [1150–1200; Middle English wrecchede. See wretch, -ed 3] wretch′ed•ness, n.