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wretched
extremely unfortunate, unhappy, or in a pitiful condition
Synonyms
Antonyms
- fortunate
- content
wretched in a sentence
After losing his luggage and missing his flight, he felt utterly awful by midnight.
Survivors described wretched conditions in the flooded shelter, with no dry blankets or warm food for days.
Where it comes from
From Old English wrecca 'exile, outcast'
Memory hook
WRETCHED sounds like WRECKED — a wretched state feels totally wrecked.
Read it in context
- When the Water Returned Nature