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What (who) is wretched - definition
wretched
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WRETCHED; Wretched (band); Wretched (disambiguation); The Wretched
a.
1.
Unhappy (on account of outward condition), forlorn, comfortless, woebegone, afflicted, distressed. See miserable.
2.
Calamitous, afflictive, afflicting, deplorable, shocking, depressing, saddening, sad, sorrowful.
3.
Bad, poor, vile, sorry, shabby, pitiful, worthless, paltry, contemptible, mean.
wretched
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
WRETCHED; Wretched (band); Wretched (disambiguation); The Wretched
1.
You describe someone as wretched when you feel sorry for them because they are in an unpleasant situation or have suffered unpleasant experiences. (FORMAL)
You have built up a huge property empire by buying from wretched people who had to sell or starve.
ADJ
2.
You use wretched to describe someone or something that you dislike or feel angry with. (INFORMAL)
Wretched woman, he thought, why the hell can't she wait?...
ADJ: ADJ n [feelings]
3.
Someone who feels wretched feels very unhappy. (FORMAL)
I feel really confused and wretched...
= miserable
ADJ
wretched
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
WRETCHED; Wretched (band); Wretched (disambiguation); The Wretched
Examples of use of wretched
1. "It‘s superfluous, and the timing is wretched," he said.
2. That wretched champagne had turned Jekyll into a hideous Hyde.
3. Invite the wretched things in for tea and biscuits?
4. "I felt utterly wretched." Tanya, too, was tormented.
5. Yesterday, dozens of urologists probed Olmert‘s wretched prostate.