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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹɛt͡ʃəd/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-wretched.ogg [General-American] Forms: more wretched [comparative], most wretched [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English wrecched (“(adjective) characterized by or suffering hardship or misfortune, miserable, unfortunate, unhappy; indigent, poor; of low economic or social status, lowly; (noun) miserable person”) [and other forms], from wrecche (“characterized by or suffering hardship or misfortune, miserable, unfortunate, unhappy; indigent, poor; of low economic or social status, lowly; base, contemptible, vile; reprehensible, wicked; miserly, stingy; of little importance, paltry, worthless”) (from Late Old English wrecc, from Old English wreċċa (“an exile, outcast”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wreg- (“to follow, track; to hunt”)) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is analysable as wretch (“(obsolete) wretched”, adjective) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wreg-}}, {{inh|en|enm|wrecched|t=(adjective) characterized by or suffering hardship or misfortune, miserable, unfortunate, unhappy; indigent, poor; of low economic or social status, lowly; (noun) miserable person}} Middle English wrecched (“(adjective) characterized by or suffering hardship or misfortune, miserable, unfortunate, unhappy; indigent, poor; of low economic or social status, lowly; (noun) miserable person”), {{nb...|vrechid, wreached, wrecchede, wrecchet, wrecchid, wrecchidde, wrecchide, wrecchud, wrecchyd, wrechched, wrechchedee, wrechchid, wrechchyd, wreched, wrechede, wrechid, wrechit, wrechyd, wrechyde, wretched, wretchid, wretchyd, wricched, wricchid, wriched, wrichede, wrichid, wroched, wrochit, wruchud, wrycched, wryched, (Scotland) wrachit, wrechit, wrechyt, wretchit, (Early Middle English) vreched|otherforms=1}} [and other forms], {{m|enm|wrecche|t=characterized by or suffering hardship or misfortune, miserable, unfortunate, unhappy; indigent, poor; of low economic or social status, lowly; base, contemptible, vile; reprehensible, wicked; miserly, stingy; of little importance, paltry, worthless}} wrecche (“characterized by or suffering hardship or misfortune, miserable, unfortunate, unhappy; indigent, poor; of low economic or social status, lowly; base, contemptible, vile; reprehensible, wicked; miserly, stingy; of little importance, paltry, worthless”), {{inh|en|ang|wrecc}} Old English wrecc, {{inh|en|ang|wreċċa|t=an exile, outcast}} Old English wreċċa (“an exile, outcast”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*wreg-|t=to follow, track; to hunt}} Proto-Indo-European *wreg- (“to follow, track; to hunt”), {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{m|enm|-ed|pos=suffix forming adjectives}} -ed (suffix forming adjectives), {{suffix|en|wretch|ed|id2=adjectival|pos1=adjective|pos2=suffix forming adjectives|t1=(obsolete) wretched}} wretch (“(obsolete) wretched”, adjective) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives) Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} wretched (comparative more wretched, superlative most wretched)
  1. Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable. Synonyms: dejected, wretchful (english: archaic or obsolete), lamentable, sad Translations (characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable): ngratë (Albanian), ἄθλιος (áthlios) (Ancient Greek), դժբախտ (džbaxt) (Armenian), bədbəxt (Azerbaijani), злочест (zločest) (Bulgarian), нещастен (neštasten) (Bulgarian), 可怜的 (Chinese Mandarin), ellendig (Dutch), õnnetu (Estonian), kurja (Finnish), onneton (Finnish), surkea (Finnish), viheliäinen (Finnish), misérable (French), საბრალო (sabralo) (Georgian), საცოდავი (sacodavi) (Georgian), miserabel (German), sehr schlecht (German), erbärmlich (German), 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃 (arms) [masculine] (Gothic), 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃 (wainahs) (Gothic), अभागा (abhāgā) (Hindi), निगोड़ा (nigoṛā) (Hindi), कमबख़्त (kambaxt) (Hindi), दीन (dīn) (Hindi), दुख का मारा (dukh kā mārā) (Hindi), बेहाल (behāl) (Hindi), बदबख़्त (badbaxt) (Hindi), बदक़िस्मत (badqismat) (Hindi), बदनसीब (badansīb) (Hindi), कंगाल (kaṅgāl) (Hindi), दरिद्र (daridra) (Hindi), मंदभागी (mandbhāgī) (Hindi), अक्षेम (akṣem) (Hindi), aimléiseach (Irish), aimlithe (Irish), ainnis (Irish), dearóil (Irish), miser (Latin), бе́ден (béden) (Macedonian), не́среќен (nésreḱen) (Macedonian), tūreikura (Maori), kummerlig (Norwegian Bokmål), nędzny (Polish), miserável (Portuguese), mizerabil (Romanian), nenorocit (Romanian), жа́лкий (žálkij) (Russian), несча́стный (nesčástnyj) (Russian), दीन (dīna) (Sanskrit)
    Sense id: en-wretched-en-adj-TzUH~3Jo Disambiguation of 'characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable': 70 3 7 6 12 1
  2. Of an inferior or unworthy nature or social status; contemptible, lowly.
    Sense id: en-wretched-en-adj-l9J4IodJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English intensifiers, English terms suffixed with -ed (adjectival), English terms with unexpected syllabic -ed Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 38 2 26 13 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 36 3 24 12 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 35 4 23 12 14 Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 12 35 6 23 13 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed (adjectival): 14 36 7 17 12 13 Disambiguation of English terms with unexpected syllabic -ed: 14 32 12 13 13 17
  3. Of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature; miserable, paltry, worthless. Synonyms: trifling, insignificant Translations (of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless): bədbəxt (Azerbaijani), miskin (Azerbaijani), окаян (okajan) (Bulgarian), мизерен (mizeren) (Bulgarian), kasutu (Estonian), väärtusetu (Estonian), kurja (Finnish), pahainen (Finnish), surkea (Finnish), wertlos (German), ми́зерен (mízeren) (Macedonian), ни́штожен (níštožen) (Macedonian), maldito (Portuguese), убогий (ubogij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-wretched-en-adj-lLjcAEAY Disambiguation of 'of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless': 6 11 57 15 9 1
  4. Of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner causing contempt; base, despicable, wicked. Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: despicable Translations (of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt): ἄθλιος (áthlios) (Ancient Greek), презрян (prezrjan) (Bulgarian), aĉa (Esperanto), riivattu (Finnish), erbärmlich (German), άθλιος (áthlios) (Greek), ελεεινός (eleeinós) (Greek), laknat (Indonesian), клет (klet) (Macedonian), у́жасен (úžasen) (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-wretched-en-adj-WYEQFb9E Disambiguation of Emotions: 16 14 11 29 17 13 Disambiguation of 'of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt': 3 9 2 80 3 2
  5. Of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant; miserable. Translations (of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant — see also miserable): kurja (Finnish), лош (loš) (Macedonian), у́жасен (úžasen) (Macedonian), о́двратен (ódvraten) (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-wretched-en-adj-RXerAnPH Disambiguation of 'of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant — see also miserable': 17 5 9 11 56 3
  6. (informal) Used to express annoyance towards or dislike of someone or something: bloody, damned. Tags: informal Synonyms: blasted, bleeding
    Sense id: en-wretched-en-adj-QK0TE3u7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wretchedly, wretchedness
Related terms: ratchet [adjective], wretch, wretchful (english: archaic or obsolete), wretchlessly [obsolete], wretchlessness [obsolete], wretchless [obsolete], wretchock [Britain, dialectal], wretched animal, wretched being, wretched city, wretched condition, wretched creature, wretched excess, wretched health, wretched hive, wretched hole, wretched house, wretched life, wretched man, wretched person, wretched place, wretched situation, wretched slave, wretched state, wretched town, wretched village, wretched weather, wretched woman, wretched world

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 – 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2023-01-27",
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          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "ngratë"
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          "word": "bədbəxt"
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          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "злочест"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "neštasten",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "нещастен"
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          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "可怜的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "ellendig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "õnnetu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "kurja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "onneton"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "surkea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "viheliäinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "misérable"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "sabralo",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "საბრალო"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "sacodavi",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "საცოდავი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "miserabel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "sehr schlecht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "erbärmlich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "arms",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "wainahs",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "áthlios",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "ἄθλιος"
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        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "abhāgā",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "अभागा"
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        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "nigoṛā",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "निगोड़ा"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "kambaxt",
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        {
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          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "बदक़िस्मत"
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          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
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          "roman": "daridra",
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          "word": "अक्षेम"
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          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "aimléiseach"
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          "code": "ga",
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          "code": "ga",
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          "word": "ainnis"
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        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "dearóil"
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        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
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          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
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          "roman": "béden",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
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        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nésreḱen",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "не́среќен"
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        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
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          "word": "tūreikura"
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        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
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          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "kummerlig"
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        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "nędzny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "miserável"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "ro",
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        {
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          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "nenorocit"
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        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "žálkij",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "жа́лкий"
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        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "nesčástnyj",
          "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
          "word": "несча́стный"
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          "_dis1": "70 3 7 6 12 1",
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          "word": "insignificant"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 11 57 15 9 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
          "word": "bədbəxt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 11 57 15 9 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
          "word": "miskin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 11 57 15 9 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "okajan",
          "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
          "word": "окаян"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 11 57 15 9 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "mizeren",
          "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
          "word": "мизерен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 11 57 15 9 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
          "word": "kasutu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 11 57 15 9 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
          "word": "väärtusetu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 11 57 15 9 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
          "word": "kurja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 11 57 15 9 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
          "word": "pahainen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 11 57 15 9 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
          "word": "surkea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 11 57 15 9 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
          "word": "wertlos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 11 57 15 9 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "mízeren",
          "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
          "word": "ми́зерен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 11 57 15 9 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "níštožen",
          "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
          "word": "ни́штожен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 11 57 15 9 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
          "word": "maldito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 11 57 15 9 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ubogij",
          "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
          "word": "убогий"
        }
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
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          "word": "aĉa"
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        {
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          "word": "riivattu"
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          "sense": "of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt",
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          "word": "laknat"
        },
        {
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          "roman": "klet",
          "sense": "of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt",
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          "word": "kurja"
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          "_dis1": "17 5 9 11 56 3",
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          "roman": "loš",
          "sense": "of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant — see also miserable",
          "word": "лош"
        },
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          "_dis1": "17 5 9 11 56 3",
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          "sense": "of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant — see also miserable",
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          "_dis1": "17 5 9 11 56 3",
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ódvraten",
          "sense": "of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant — see also miserable",
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          "text": "Will you please stop playing that wretched trombone!",
          "type": "example"
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        "3": "ed",
        "id2": "adjectival",
        "pos1": "adjective",
        "pos2": "suffix forming adjectives",
        "t1": "(obsolete) wretched"
      },
      "expansion": "wretch (“(obsolete) wretched”, adjective) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English wrecched (“(adjective) characterized by or suffering hardship or misfortune, miserable, unfortunate, unhappy; indigent, poor; of low economic or social status, lowly; (noun) miserable person”) [and other forms], from wrecche (“characterized by or suffering hardship or misfortune, miserable, unfortunate, unhappy; indigent, poor; of low economic or social status, lowly; base, contemptible, vile; reprehensible, wicked; miserly, stingy; of little importance, paltry, worthless”) (from Late Old English wrecc, from Old English wreċċa (“an exile, outcast”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wreg- (“to follow, track; to hunt”)) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is analysable as wretch (“(obsolete) wretched”, adjective) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more wretched",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most wretched",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "more"
      },
      "expansion": "wretched (comparative more wretched, superlative most wretched)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "wretch‧ed"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "ratchet"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretch"
    },
    {
      "english": "archaic or obsolete",
      "word": "wretchful"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "wretchlessly"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "wretchlessness"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "wretchless"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Britain",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "wretchock"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched animal"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched being"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched city"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched condition"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched creature"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched excess"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched health"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched hive"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched hole"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched house"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched life"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched man"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched person"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched place"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched situation"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched slave"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched state"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched town"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched village"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched weather"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched woman"
    },
    {
      "word": "wretched world"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I felt wretched after my wife died.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 – 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2023-01-27",
          "text": "Mario Balotelli replaced [Carlos] Tevez but his contribution was so negligible that he suffered the indignity of being substituted himself as time ran out, a development that encapsulated a wretched 90 minutes for City and boss Roberto Mancini.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Characterized",
          "characterize"
        ],
        [
          "feeling",
          "feel#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "deep",
          "deep#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "affliction",
          "affliction"
        ],
        [
          "distress",
          "distress#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "miserable",
          "miserable#Adjective"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dejected"
        },
        {
          "english": "archaic or obsolete",
          "word": "wretchful"
        },
        {
          "word": "lamentable"
        },
        {
          "word": "sad"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The street was full of wretched beggars dressed in rags.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of an inferior or unworthy nature or social status; contemptible, lowly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inferior",
          "inferior#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "unworthy",
          "unworthy"
        ],
        [
          "nature",
          "nature#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "social status",
          "social status"
        ],
        [
          "contemptible",
          "contemptible"
        ],
        [
          "lowly",
          "lowly#Adjective"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature; miserable, paltry, worthless."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "insignificant",
          "insignificant"
        ],
        [
          "mean",
          "mean#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "poor",
          "poor#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "paltry",
          "paltry"
        ],
        [
          "worthless",
          "worthless"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "trifling"
        },
        {
          "word": "insignificant"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner causing contempt; base, despicable, wicked."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "behaving",
          "behave"
        ],
        [
          "causing",
          "cause"
        ],
        [
          "contempt",
          "contempt"
        ],
        [
          "base",
          "base#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "despicable",
          "despicable#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "wicked",
          "wicked#Adjective"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "despicable"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant; miserable."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weather",
          "weather#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "causing",
          "cause#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "discomfort",
          "discomfort#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "unpleasant",
          "unpleasant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Will you please stop playing that wretched trombone!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to express annoyance towards or dislike of someone or something: bloody, damned."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "express",
          "express#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "annoyance",
          "annoyance#English"
        ],
        [
          "dislike",
          "dislike#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "bloody",
          "bloody#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "damned",
          "damned#Adjective"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Used to express annoyance towards or dislike of someone or something: bloody, damned."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "blasted"
        },
        {
          "word": "bleeding"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪd/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɛt͡ʃəd/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/30/En-us-wretched.ogg/En-us-wretched.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/En-us-wretched.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (GA)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "ngratë"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "džbaxt",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "դժբախտ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "bədbəxt"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zločest",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "злочест"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neštasten",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "нещастен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "可怜的"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "ellendig"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "õnnetu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "kurja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "onneton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "surkea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "viheliäinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "misérable"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sabralo",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "საბრალო"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sacodavi",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "საცოდავი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "miserabel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "sehr schlecht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "erbärmlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "arms",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "wainahs",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "áthlios",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "ἄθλιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "abhāgā",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "अभागा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "nigoṛā",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "निगोड़ा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kambaxt",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "कमबख़्त"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dīn",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "दीन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dukh kā mārā",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "दुख का मारा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "behāl",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "बेहाल"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "badbaxt",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "बदबख़्त"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "badqismat",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "बदक़िस्मत"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "badansīb",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "बदनसीब"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kaṅgāl",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "कंगाल"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "daridra",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "दरिद्र"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mandbhāgī",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "मंदभागी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "akṣem",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "अक्षेम"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "aimléiseach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "aimlithe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "ainnis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "dearóil"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "miser"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "béden",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "бе́ден"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nésreḱen",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "не́среќен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "tūreikura"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "kummerlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "nędzny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "miserável"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "mizerabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "nenorocit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žálkij",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "жа́лкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nesčástnyj",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "несча́стный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "dīna",
      "sense": "characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable",
      "word": "दीन"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
      "word": "bədbəxt"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
      "word": "miskin"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "okajan",
      "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
      "word": "окаян"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mizeren",
      "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
      "word": "мизерен"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
      "word": "kasutu"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
      "word": "väärtusetu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
      "word": "kurja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
      "word": "pahainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
      "word": "surkea"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
      "word": "wertlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mízeren",
      "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
      "word": "ми́зерен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "níštožen",
      "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
      "word": "ни́штожен"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
      "word": "maldito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ubogij",
      "sense": "of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless",
      "word": "убогий"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prezrjan",
      "sense": "of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt",
      "word": "презрян"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt",
      "word": "aĉa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt",
      "word": "riivattu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt",
      "word": "erbärmlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "áthlios",
      "sense": "of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt",
      "word": "άθλιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eleeinós",
      "sense": "of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt",
      "word": "ελεεινός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "áthlios",
      "sense": "of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt",
      "word": "ἄθλιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt",
      "word": "laknat"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "klet",
      "sense": "of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt",
      "word": "клет"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "úžasen",
      "sense": "of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner deserving contempt",
      "word": "у́жасен"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant — see also miserable",
      "word": "kurja"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "loš",
      "sense": "of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant — see also miserable",
      "word": "лош"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "úžasen",
      "sense": "of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant — see also miserable",
      "word": "у́жасен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ódvraten",
      "sense": "of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant — see also miserable",
      "word": "о́двратен"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wretched"
}

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