wretchedness

wretch·ed

 (rĕch′ĭd)

adj. wretch·ed·er, wretch·ed·est

1. In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable: "the wretched prisoners huddling in the stinking cages" (George Orwell).

2. Characterized by or attended with misery or woe: a wretched life.

3. Of a poor or mean character; dismal: a wretched building.

4. Contemptible; despicable: wretched treatment of the patients.

5. Of very inferior quality: wretched prose.

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[Middle English wrecched, from wrecche, wretch; see wretch.]

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wretch′ed·ly adv.

wretch′ed·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wretchedness - a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable" miserableness, misery ill-being - lack of prosperity or happiness or health concentration camp - a situation characterized by crowding and extremely harsh conditions living death - a state of constant misery woe, suffering - misery resulting from affliction
	2.	wretchedness - the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant; "the wretchedness for which these prisons became known"; "the grey wretchedness of the rain" discomfort, uncomfortableness - the state of being tense and feeling pain
	3.	wretchedness - the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry; "he has compiled a record second to none in its wretchedness" low quality, inferiority - an inferior quality

wretchedness

noun

1. A state of physical or mental suffering:

affliction, agony, anguish, distress, hurt, misery, pain, torment, torture, woe, wound.

2. A state of prolonged anguish and privation:

misery, suffering, woe.

Translations

تَعاسَه، بُؤْس، شَقاء

elendighed

ElendErbärmlichkeit

misère

eymd

miserabilità

jammerlighet

sefalet

可怜

wretchedness

[ˈretʃɪdnɪs] N

1. (= unhappiness) → desdicha f

2. (= abjectness) [of conditions] → miseria f; [of life, existence] → desgracia f, infelicidad f; (= poverty) → miseria f

wretchedness

n → Erbärmlichkeit f; (of person: = misery) → Elend nt

wretchedness

[ˈrɛtʃɪdnɪs] n (of life, conditions, pay) → miseria; (unhappiness) → infelicità; (of behaviour, weather) → meschinità

wretch

(retʃ) noun

1. a miserable, unhappy creature. The poor wretch! ellendeling مَخْلوق بائِس، صُعْلوك нещастник infeliz ubožák das Wesen stakkel φουκαράςdesgraciado, miserable viletsake بدبخت؛ بیچاره ressukka malheureux/-euse אומלל अभागा jadnik, sirotan szerencsétlen alak makhluk menyedihkan vesalingur disgraziato, infelice みじめな人 비참한 환경에 있는 사람 nelaimėlis, vargšas nelaimīgais; nabadziņš; bēdulis si malang stakkerstakkar nieszczęśnik بې وزلى، بدمرغه، سېپره، بدبخته: ټيټ، كم اصل infeliz nenorocit несчастный úbožiak nesrečnik nesrećnik stackare, sate, eländig varelse คนเคราะห์ร้าย zavallı kimse 不幸的人 бідолаха بد نصیب người bất hạnh 不幸的人

2. a name used in annoyance or anger. You wretch! skurk وَغْد، دنيء отрепка desgraçado! darebák der Schuft stymper παλιάνθρωπος ¡desgraciado! lurjus پست؛ منفور riiviö scélérat/-ate עלוב कमबख्त hulja, lopov hitvány ember brengsek aumingi, óþokki disgraziato 恥知らず 치사한 놈, 녀석 nenaudėlis nelaimīgais; nelietis si bedebah ellendelingdin tufs!; usling!łajdak بدمرغه desgraçado! nemernic негодяй darebák lopov bednik usling, kräk คำที่ใช้เรียกคน / สิ่งของเวลาโกรธ köftehor, sefil yaratık (表示惱怒或憤怒)你這傢伙！ негідник کم بخت ranh con （骂人话）你这坏东西！，你这无赖！，你这坏蛋！

wretched (ˈretʃid) adjective

1. very poor or miserable. They live in a wretched little house. ellendig بائِس، تَعيس мизерен miserável ubohý erbärmlich elendig άθλιος, δυστυχισμένοςmiserable armetu فلاکت بار kurja misérableאומלל अभागा jadan, bijedan nyomorult menyedihkan lélegur, ömurlegur misero みじめな 불행한 skurdus, varganas nožēlojams; trūcīgs malang ellendigelendig, ussel, jammerlignędzny خواشيني، بې وزلى، غم زپلى، غم لړلى،خواشينوونكى، غمناك دكركې وړ: ټيټ miserável amărât никудышный úbohý beden jadan bedrövlig, eländig เคราะห์ร้าย sefil, perişan 骯臟的 нещасний, жалюгідний بد نصیب khốn khổ 肮脏的

2. used in annoyance. This wretched machine won't work! verrekte تَعِس، رَديء النَّوْع ужасен desgraçado mizerný elend forbandet φρικτός, καταραμένοςmaldito neetud لعنتی kirottu maudit מְזוּרגַג, מְזוּפָּת कमबख्त kukavan, nevaljan pocsék brengsek bölvaður maledetto ひどい 지독한, 고약한 niekam tikęs nelaimīgais bedebah ellendigforbannetwstrętny لعنتی desgraçado blestemat проклятый; несчастный mizerný, odporný presnet proklet förbaskad น่าเวทนา kör olası, Allahın cezası, pis 討厭的 нікчемний; кепський فرسودہ tử tiệt 讨厌的

ˈwretchedly adverb

ellendig بصورةٍ تَعيسَه أو بائِسَه мизерно miseravelmente bídně erbärmlich elendigt άθλιαmiserablemente armetult با فلاکت kurjasti misérablement בְּצוּרָה עֲלוּבָה बदकिस्मती से kukavno, nevaljalo szerencsétlenül, nyomorultan secara menyedihkan ömurlega; bölvanlega miseramente みじめに 불쌍하게 skurdžiai, netikusiai nožēlojami dgn malang ellendigelendig, jammerlig nędznie بې وزلى miseravelmente nefericit никудышно biedne bedno jadno bedrövligt, eländigt อย่างเคราะห์ร้าย sefil bir vaziyette 極糟地 кепсько غمگینی سے một cách khốn khổ 极糟地

ˈwretchedness noun

ellendigheid تَعاسَه، بُؤْس، شَقاء мизерия miséria ubohost die Erbärmlichkeit, das Elend elendighed αθλιότηταmiseria armetus ذلت؛ فلاکت kurjuus misère אוּמלָלוּת कमबख्ती nesreća, jad, bijeda szerencsétlenség, boldogtalanság keadaan menyedihkan eymd miseria みじめさ 불쌍함 nepasisekimas nožēlojams stāvoklis kebedebahan ellendigheid elendighet, jammerlighetniedola, nikczemność خواشيني، بې وزلى، غم، پسخاك miséria nefericire негодность úbohosť bednost jadnost bedrövelse, elände ความเคราะห์ร้าย sefalet 可憐 нікчемність غمگینی tình trạng nghèo đói, tình trạng khốn khổ 可怜