wretched

🇺🇸 /ˈretʃɪd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈretʃɪd/
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adjective
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feeling very sick or sad

She looked completely wretched after hearing the bad news.

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very bad or terrible

The animals live in wretched conditions with no clean water.

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making you feel sorry or sad

The wretched puppy had been alone for days without food.

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used to show you find someone or something very annoying

That wretched noise kept me awake all night.

translation

adj. feeling very sick or sad; very bad or terrible; making you feel sorry or sad; used to show you find someone or something very annoying