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wretched

/ɹˈɛtʃɪd/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

  1. of very poor quality or condition
    “deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”
  2. characterized by physical misery
    “a wet miserable weekend”
  3. very unhappy; full of misery
    “he felt depressed and miserable”
  4. morally reprehensible
    “would do something as despicable as murder”
  5. deserving or inciting pity- Galsworthy
    “a hapless victim”

Synonyms for wretched

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