😢wretched

Meaning

in a very unhappy, miserable, or poor condition

very unhappy; miserable; of poor quality

Example Sentences

They lived in a wretched hut with no clean water.

The refugees lived in wretched conditions.

Example Expressions

wretched condition

Synonyms

miserable, poor, pitiful, terrible, pathetic, deplorable

Entry 1

miserable, poor, pitiful, terrible

Entry 2

miserable, pitiful, pathetic, deplorable

Antonyms

fortunate, blessed, happy, excellent, wonderful

Entry 1

fortunate, blessed, happy

Entry 2

happy, fortunate, excellent, wonderful

Collocations

wretched condition, wretched life, wretched man, wretched poverty, wretched conditions, wretched state

Entry 1

wretched condition, wretched life, wretched man, wretched poverty

Entry 2

wretched conditions, wretched life, wretched state