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Meaning of wretched in English
Pronunciation
/ˈrɛtʃəd/
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Classifying Adjective
wretched
Definitions
1.
of very poor quality or condition
Examples
« deplorable housing conditions in the inner city »
« woeful treatment of the accused »
« woeful errors of judgment »
Synonyms
inferior
2.
characterized by physical misery
Examples
« a wet miserable weekend »
« spent a wretched night on the floor »
Synonyms
uncomfortable
3.
very unhappy
Examples
« full of misery »
« he felt depressed and miserable »
« a message of hope for suffering humanity »
« wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages »
Synonyms
unhappy
4.
deserving or inciting pity
Examples
« a hapless victim »
« miserable victims of war »
« the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic- Galsworthy »
« piteous appeals for help »
« pitiable homeless children »
« a pitiful fate »
« Oh, you poor thing »
« his poor d »
Synonyms
unfortunate