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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
wretched
1. of very poor quality or condition (Freq. 2) - deplorable housing conditions in the inner city - woeful treatment of the accused - woeful errors of judgment • Syn: deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful • Similar to: inferior • Derivationally related forms: wretchedness, miserableness (for: miserable) 2. characterized by physical misery (Freq. 2) - a wet miserable weekend - spent a wretched night on the floor • Syn: miserable • Similar to: uncomfortable • Derivationally related forms: wretchedness, miserableness (for: miserable) 3. morally reprehensible - would do something as despicable as murder - ugly crimes - the vile development of slavery appalled them - a slimy little liar • Syn: despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless • Similar to: evil • Derivationally related forms: unworthiness (for: unworthy), sliminess (for: slimy), ugliness (for: ugly), despicableness (for: despicable), despicability (for: despicable) 4. very unhappy; full of misery - he felt depressed and miserable - a message of hope for suffering humanity - wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages • Syn: miserable, suffering • Similar to: unhappy • Derivationally related forms: wretchedness, miserableness (for: miserable) 5. deserving or inciting pity - a hapless victim - miserable victims of war - "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy - piteous appeals for help - pitiable homeless children - a pitiful fate - Oh, you poor thing - his poor distorted limbs - a wretched life • Syn: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor • Similar to: unfortunate • Derivationally related forms: wretchedness, pity (for: piteous), pathos (for: pathetic), miserableness (for: miserable)
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