What does wretched mean in English? Meaning of wretched definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "wretched": of very poor quality or condition
Adjective
Meaning: of very poor quality or conditionExample: deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
woeful treatment of the accused
woeful errors of judgmentSynonyms: deplorable
execrable
miserable
woeful
wretchedSimilar: inferiorMeaning of "wretched": characterized by physical misery
Adjective
Meaning: characterized by physical miseryExample: a wet miserable weekend
spent a wretched night on the floorSynonyms: miserable
wretchedSimilar: uncomfortableMeaning of "wretched": very unhappy; full of misery
Adjective
Meaning: very unhappy; full of miseryExample: he felt depressed and miserable
a message of hope for suffering humanity
wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cagesSynonyms: miserable
suffering
wretchedSimilar: unhappyMeaning of "wretched": morally reprehensible
Adjective
Meaning: morally reprehensibleExample: would do something as despicable as murder
ugly crimes
the vile development of slavery appalled them
a slimy little liarSynonyms: despicable
slimy
ugly
unworthy
vile
worthless
wretchedSimilar: evilMeaning of "wretched": deserving or inciting pity
Adjective
Meaning: deserving or inciting pityExample: a hapless victim
miserable victims of war
the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
piteous appeals for help
pitiable homeless children
a pitiful fate
Oh, you poor thing
his poor distorted limbs
a wretched lifeSynonyms: hapless
miserable
misfortunate
pathetic
piteous
pitiable
pitiful
poor
wretchedSimilar: unfortunateAdjective: Very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting. 1918, Maksim Gorky, chapter 4, Creatures That Once Were Men, and other stories[1]: As for me, I felt wretched and helpless, in the darkness, surrounded with angry waves, whose noise deafened me.1918, Maksim Gorky, chapter 4, Creatures That Once Were Men, and other stories[1]: As for me, I felt wretched and helpless, in the darkness, surrounded with angry waves, whose noise deafened me.Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable. 1864, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, chapter 1, Notes from Underground[2]: My room is a wretched, horrid one in the outskirts of the town. 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 17, The Mirror and the Lamp: This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything. 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, Episode 16 All those wretched quarrels, in his humble opinion, stirring up bad blood, from some bump of combativeness or gland of some kind, erroneously supposed to be about a punctilio of honour and a flag, […] . 2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3-0 Man City”, BBC Sport: Mario Balotelli replaced Tevez but his contribution was so negligible that he suffered the indignity of being substituted himself as time ran out, a development that encapsulated a wretched 90 minutes for City and boss Roberto Mancini. Jan Hollar authored many wretched poems. Jan Hollar lived in a wretched cabin.1864, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, chapter 1, Notes from Underground[2]: My room is a wretched, horrid one in the outskirts of the town.1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 17, The Mirror and the Lamp: This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, Episode 16 All those wretched quarrels, in his humble opinion, stirring up bad blood, from some bump of combativeness or gland of some kind, erroneously supposed to be about a punctilio of honour and a flag, […] .2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3-0 Man City”, BBC Sport: Mario Balotelli replaced Tevez but his contribution was so negligible that he suffered the indignity of being substituted himself as time ran out, a development that encapsulated a wretched 90 minutes for City and boss Roberto Mancini.(obsolete) Hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked.Synonyms:
pathetic, depressed, forlorn, despicable, gloomy, tragic, hopeless, abject, miserable, woeful, deplorable, pitiful, afflicted, base, calamitous, cheap, contemptible, dejected, disconsolate, distressed, dolorous, down, down-and-out, downcast, faulty, flimsy, hapless, inferior, low, mean, melancholy, paltry, poor, shabby, shameful, sordid, sorrowful, sorry, spiritless, unfortunate, unhappy, vile, weak, woebegone, worthless, pitiable, bummed, hurting, in the pits, low-down,
Antonyms:
cheerful, worthwhile, encouraged, joyful, worthy, encouraging, excellent, happy, comforted, blessed, rich, hopeful, bright, good, nice,
