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   Wretch·ed

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   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:chapfallenunfortunateunluckylucklessdown 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 rottenrottenlowdownno-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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   What is wretched adjective?

   • 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.

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   • Get Word of the Day daily email! 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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   What does wretched animal mean?

   • The animals are kept in the most wretched conditions. [usually before noun] (formal) making you feel sympathy or making you sad synonym pitiful She finally agreed to have the wretched animal put down. [only before noun] (informal) used to show that you think that somebody/something is extremely annoying Is it that wretched woman again?

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   What does wrecche mean in English?

   • Middle English wrecched, expansion (with -ed -ed entry 1) of wrecche, adjective, in same sense, going back to Old English wrecc, derivative from the base of wræcca, wrecce "exile, stranger, despicable person" — more at wretch 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 “Wretched.”

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    experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent. adjective. morally reprehensible. synonyms: despicable, slimy, ugly, unworthy, vile, worthless. evil. morally bad or wrong. adjective. of very poor quality or condition. synonyms: deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful.