wretched

adjective
UK: /ˈretʃɪd/
US: /ˈretʃɪd/

  1. Very unhappy or in poor condition; miserable.

    1. I felt wretched after failing the exam again and again; wretched person.
    2. The refugees lived in wretched camps, struggling for basic necessities as wretched refugees.

  2. Of very low quality; very bad or unpleasant.

    1. The food was wretched; it was very bad in wretched restaurant.
    2. He had a wretched childhood, marked by poverty and neglect like wretched past.

Synonyms

miserable unhappy poor awful terrible dreadful

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The word "wretched" in English means: Very unhappy or in poor condition; miserable., Of very low quality; very bad or unpleasant..

The phonetic transcription of "wretched" is /ˈretʃɪd/ in British English and /ˈretʃɪd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "wretched": miserable, unhappy, poor, awful, terrible, dreadful.

Example usage of "wretched": "I felt wretched after failing the exam again and again; wretched person.". More examples on the page.