Definitions for wretchedˈrɛtʃ ɪd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wretch•edˈrɛtʃ ɪd(adj.)
very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; pitiable.
characterized by or attended with misery and sorrow; miserable.
despicable, contemptible, or mean:
a wretched miser.
pitiful or worthless; inferior:
a wretched job of sewing.
Origin of wretched:
1150–1200; ME wrecchede. See wretch , -ed3
wretch′ed•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched(adj)
of very poor quality or condition
"deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"
miserable, wretched(adj)
characterized by physical misery
"a wet miserable weekend"; "spent a wretched night on the floor"
miserable, suffering, wretched(adj)
very unhappy; full of misery
"he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"
despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched(adj)
morally reprehensible
"would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched(adj)
deserving or inciting pity
"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 distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
wretched(adjective)ˈrɛtʃ ɪd
miserable or very ill
I feel wretched.
wretchedˈrɛtʃ ɪd
marked by poverty and bad conditions
the wretched lives of the peasants
wretchedˈrɛtʃ ɪd
emphasizes how unpleasant you think sth is
their wretched decision to go to war
Wiktionary
wretched(Adjective)
Very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.
wretched(Adjective)
Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable
wretched(Adjective)
Hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked.
Webster Dictionary
Wretched(adj)
very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting
Wretched(adj)
worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable; as, a wretched poem; a wretched cabin
Wretched(adj)
hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked
Translations for wretched
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ellendigAfrikaans

- بائِس، تَعيسArabic

- мизеренBulgarian

- miserávelPortuguese (BR)

- ubohýCzech

- erbärmlichGerman

- elendigDanish

- άθλιος, δυστυχισμένοςGreek

- miserableSpanish

- armetuEstonian

- فلاکت بارFarsi

- kurjaFinnish

- misérableFrench

- אוּמלַלHebrew

- अभागाHindi

- jadan, bijedanCroatian

- nyomorultHungarian

- menyedihkanIndonesian

- lélegur, ömurlegurIcelandic

- miseroItalian

- みじめなJapanese

- 불행한Korean

- skurdus, varganasLithuanian

- nožēlojams; trūcīgsLatvian

- malangMalay

- ellendigDutch

- elendig, ussel, jammerligNorwegian

- nędznyPolish

- فلاکت بارPersian

- خواشيني، بې وزلى، غم زپلى، غم لړلى،خواشينوونكى، غمناك دكركې وړ: ټيټPashto

- miserávelPortuguese

- amărâtRomanian

- никудышныйRussian

- úbohýSlovak

- bedenSlovenian

- jadanSerbian

- bedrövlig, eländigSwedish

- เคราะห์ร้ายThai

- sefil, perişanTurkish

- 骯臟的Chinese (Trad.)

- нещасний, жалюгіднийUkrainian

- بد نصیبUrdu

- khốn khổVietnamese

- 肮脏的Chinese (Simp.)

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