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wretched

adjective

wretch·​ed ˈre-chəd How to pronounce wretched (audio)
1
: deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind
2
: extremely or deplorably bad or distressing
was in wretched health
a wretched accident
3
a
: being or appearing mean, miserable, or contemptible
dressed in wretched old clothes
b
: very poor in quality or ability : inferior
wretched workmanship
wretchedly adverb
wretchedness noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

The slums were filled with poor, wretched children. I don't know what's wrong with her, but she looks wretched. families living in wretched poverty the wretched conditions of the refugee camp How did we get into this wretched state of affairs? What a wretched performance that was. That movie was positively wretched. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Godzilla, a truly wretched movie that paired Matthew Broderick with the iconic radioactive monster. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2022 But this week, at The Country Club outside of Boston, was perhaps his most wretched time at a U.S. Open. Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 17 June 2022 Defectors describe increasingly wretched circumstances — a scarcity of work and goods, failing social services — but also a persistent hope among devoted Russophiles that Putin will eventually incorporate them and life will improve. New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022 For four blissful hours late Tuesday, an Elon Musk tweet let Manchester United fans believe that the world’s wealthiest man was buying their beloved English football team from the wretched ownership of the American Glazer family. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022 Return to a more innocent, yet still creepy time, and a wretched, annoying tune here. Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 July 2022 Greig hadn’t exactly set out to run a hospice for the wretched refuse of the canine universe. Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 12 July 2022 But only after many grownups had made a wretched story about a child into a damning story about themselves. Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 14 July 2022 Each of the Stark children has their own Direwolf in both the books and the show, though Sansa’s is killed early on because of the wretched Joffrey and useless king Robert. Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English wrecched, expansion (with -ed -ed entry 1) of wrecche, adjective, in same sense, going back to Old English wrecc, derivative from the base of wræcca, wrecce "exile, stranger, despicable person" — more at wretch

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wretched was in the 12th century

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