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Definition of wretched - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
emotional statefeeling very unhappy or miserable
- She felt wretched after the argument.
2.
qualityof very poor quality or condition
- The wretched car broke down again.
3.
moral judgmentmorally reprehensible or despicable
- His wretched behavior shocked everyone.
4.
- That wretched cat scratched the sofa again.
Expressions with wretched
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extremely unfortunate or unlucky situation or event
What wretched luck to lose the game in overtime!
Origin of wretched
Old English, wrecc (exile)
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Examples of wretched in a sentence
The wretched child cried all night. The wretched weather ruined our picnic plans. She lived in a wretched apartment with no heating. The wretched villain was finally caught. Her wretched actions led to severe consequences. I can't stand that wretched alarm clock every morning.
His wretched excuses are getting on my nerves.
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- French:misérable, lamentable, ...
- German:elend, miserabel, ...
- Italian:miserabile, scadente, ...
- Spanish:miserable, destartalado, ...
- Portuguese:miserável, horrível, ...
- Chinese:悲惨的, 破旧, ...
- Japanese:惨めな, ひどい, ...
- Arabic:بائِس, رَدِيء, ...
- Hebrew:אוּמְלָל, גָּרוּעַ, ...
- Russian:несчастный, ужасный, ...
- Ukrainian:нещасний, жалюгідний, ...
- Hindi:व्यथित, खराब, ...
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