Meaning & use
wretched
Extremely unhappy, unfortunate, or in a very poor and miserable condition.
See it in a sentence
The refugees lived in wretched conditions with little food or clean water.
He felt wretched after realizing he had forgotten his best friend's birthday.
A note on using this word
Wretched can describe both a person's emotional state and the poor condition of a place or situation.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
fortunatecomfortable
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