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Wretched

adjective/ɹˈɛtʃᵻd/
Definition
of very poor quality or condition
characterized by physical misery
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹˈɛtʃᵻd/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹˈɛtʃɪd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹˈɛtʃɪd/
2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛtʃᵻd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveof very poor quality or condition
“deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”
adjectivecharacterized by physical misery
“a wet miserable weekend”
adjectivevery unhappy; full of misery
“he felt depressed and miserable”
adjectivemorally reprehensible
“would do something as despicable as murder”
adjectivedeserving or inciting pity; ; ; - Galsworthy
“a hapless victim”
Word Forms
miserablenessnouna state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
wretchednessnounthe quality of being poor and inferior and sorry
despicablenessnoununworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
despicabilitynoununworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
uglinessnounthe quality of being wicked
sliminessnounthe quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
unworthinessnounthe quality or state of lacking merit or value
pathosnouna feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
pitynouna feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
erbärmlich
von sehr schlechter Qualität oder Zustand
🇫🇷French
misérable
de très mauvaise qualité ou en très mauvais état
🇪🇸Spanish
miserable
de muy mala calidad o condición
🇮🇹Italian
miserabile
di pessima qualità o condizione
🇳🇱Dutch
ellendig
van zeer slechte kwaliteit of staat
🇵🇹Portuguese
miserável
de muito má qualidade ou condição
🇷🇺Russian
несчастный
очень плохого качества или состояния
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मनहूस
बहुत ख़राब गुणवत्ता या स्थिति का
🇧🇩Bengali
খারাপ
খুব খারাপ মানের বা অবস্থার
🇮🇳Tamil
அவலமான
மிகவும் மோசமான தரம் அல்லது நிலை
🇮🇳Telugu
నీచమైన
చాలా తక్కువ నాణ్యత లేదా పరిస్థితి
🇮🇳Marathi
वाईट
अतिशय निकृष्ट दर्जाची किंवा स्थिती
🇮🇳Gujarati
દુ:ખી
ખૂબ જ નબળી ગુણવત્તા અથવા સ્થિતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ದರಿದ್ರ
ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಕಳಪೆ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നികൃഷ്ടമായ
വളരെ മോശം നിലവാരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവസ്ഥ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦੁਖੀ
ਬਹੁਤ ਮਾੜੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਦਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
بدبخت
بہت خراب معیار یا حالت کا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
可怜
质量或状况很差
🇯🇵Japanese
惨めな
品質または状態が非常に悪いもの
🇰🇷Korean
비참한
품질이나 상태가 매우 좋지 않음
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khốn khổ
có chất lượng hoặc tình trạng rất kém
🇹🇭Thai
น่าสงสาร
มีคุณภาพหรือสภาพต่ำมาก
🇮🇩Indonesian
malang
kualitas atau kondisinya sangat buruk
🇵🇭Filipino
kahabag-habag
ng napakahinang kalidad o kondisyon
🇲🇾Malay
celaka
kualiti atau keadaan yang sangat buruk
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بائس
ذات نوعية أو حالة سيئة للغاية
🇮🇷Persian
بدبخت
با کیفیت یا وضعیت بسیار ضعیف
🇹🇷Turkish
berbat
çok düşük kalite veya durumda
🇮🇱Hebrew
אוּמלָל
באיכות או במצב גרוע מאוד
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'wretched'?
The primary meaning of 'wretched' is 'of very poor quality or condition'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'wretched' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'wretched' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'wretched' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'wretched' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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