wretched

pronunciation

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Adjective:

of very poor quality or condition
characterized by physical misery
very unhappy; full of misery
deserving or inciting pity

Word Origin

wretched (adj.): c. 1200, wrecched, an irregular formation from wrecche "wretch" (see wretch). Also see wicked. Related: Wretchedly; wretchedness.

Synonym

adj.

contempt despicable detestable rotten shameless mean beneath contemptible base low

adj.

ill-starred pitiful unfortunate hapless troublesome pathetic trying abject pitiable sorry poor hard dire difficult miserable unlucky adverse piteous star-crossed

adj.

cheap twopence awful not worth worthless lousy useless a rap terrible inferior poor pathetic mentioning

adj.

sorrowful afflicted unhappy disconsolate bummed spiritless heartbroken out heavy-laden dejected doleful woebegone brokenhearted sad cheerless heartsick careworn melancholic mournful despondent woeful depressed despairing forlorn downhearted tearful gloomy broken joyless

Example

1. Is your soul not poverty and pollution and wretched self - complacency ?

2. They are in a defensive mood , as the wretched minaret vote shows .

3. There 's a wretched place depression drags me off to after taking control of my thoughts and feelings .

4. Yet because living on a public sex-offender registry is so wretched , many abscond .

5. But by any reasonable measure the thais are massively richer , freer and happier than the wretched burmese are .

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