wretched

adjective

/ˈretʃɪd/

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[not usually before noun] (of a person) feeling ill or unhappy
- You look wretched—what's wrong?
- I felt wretched about the way things had turned out.
- She looked thoroughly wretched.
Topics Feelingsc2
(formal) extremely bad or unpleasant synonym awful
- She had a wretched time of it at school.
- The animals are kept in the most wretched conditions.
[usually before noun] (formal) making you feel sympathy or making you sad synonym pitiful
- She finally agreed to have the wretched animal put down.
[only before noun] (informal) used to show that you think that somebody/something is extremely annoying
- Is it that wretched woman again?

Word OriginMiddle English: formed irregularly from wretch + -ed.

单词	wretched
释义	wretched adjective /ˈretʃɪd/ /ˈretʃɪd/ jump to other results [not usually before noun] (of a person) feeling ill or unhappy You look wretched—what's wrong? I felt wretched about the way things had turned out. She looked thoroughly wretched. Topics Feelingsc2 (formal) extremely bad or unpleasant synonym awful She had a wretched time of it at school. The animals are kept in the most wretched conditions. [usually before noun] (formal) making you feel sympathy or making you sad synonym pitiful She finally agreed to have the wretched animal put down. [only before noun] (informal) used to show that you think that somebody/something is extremely annoying Is it that wretched woman again? Word OriginMiddle English: formed irregularly from wretch + -ed.
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