wretched
16
5.7
- adjective
- /ˈrɛtʃɪd/
:
miserable
- She felt wretched after hearing the devastating news about her friend.
- wretched life
- the most wretched
They, you know, they don't nurture and cuddle this wretched little squirming thing.
- They, you know, they don't nurture and cuddle this wretched little squirming thing.
- And in one end is the, is the weak, miserable, wretched aspects of humanity.
- You can be a good person and be poor, be, you know, wretched oppressed.
- It is it is wretched or unhappy, this wooden glutly, right.
- Oh, these poor, wretched people, we have to protect them.
- I only sorrowed and wept, for I was wretched and I had lost my joy.
- Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
- I'd like all of you to to pause for a moment, you wretched weaklings, and take stock of your miserable existence.
Examples
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And so, as we will see, they lived a rather wretched life in Sparta after that situation.
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Of course, if Max had a flying accident, I'd feel so wretched and so sad.
Fiction book (1995) -
Oh, these poor, wretched people, we have to protect them.
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Only a truly wretched man can make me say such things.
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What can I do? How can this wretched thing be?
Fiction book (1992) -
Feeling wretched and ridiculous, he went out onto the street, wanting to forget that bar.
Fiction book (2000) -
She was crying in her wretched bed.
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We shouldn't talk when we're tired and wretched.
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There was time; he had three days in all, plenty for this wretched UN errand.
Fiction book (1993) -
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Synonyms
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1.0
Needing pity because they are hurt, sad, or unlucky
443
1.8
Feeling very unhappy or suffering a lot
37
1.0
Causing sadness or making people feel bad
30
3.2
Making people feel sorry and want to help because of suffering or weakness
7
6.1
Making people feel sorry for someone or something
3
6.0
Feeling very sad and showing deep sorrow, like after bad news
3
7.9
Making people feel sorry because someone is suffering
2
8.2
Very sad and not able to be comforted
1
7.7
Very upset and shocked after seeing or experiencing something terrible
Very sad and upset, often after something bad happens
Feeling very strong pain in the mind or body
Antonyms
How Miserable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wretched comes from wretch, which meant 'a miserable or unlucky person' and was used for people full of pain or grief. So 'wretched' still means extremely unhappy or in great distress.