WRETCHED


Meaning of WRETCHED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ retʃɪd ]

1.

You describe someone as wretched when you feel sorry for them because they are in an unpleasant situation or have suffered unpleasant experiences. ( FORMAL )

You have built up a huge property empire by buying from wretched people who had to sell or starve.

ADJ

2.

You use wretched to describe someone or something that you dislike or feel angry with. ( INFORMAL )

Wretched woman, he thought, why the hell can’t she wait?...

ADJ : ADJ n [ feelings ]

3.

Someone who feels wretched feels very unhappy. ( FORMAL )

I feel really confused and wretched...

= miserable

ADJ

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