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1 Translation result for wretched in Spanish

adjective

wretched adjective

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miserable, desgraciado, lastimoso; desdichado, afligido; inferior, malo
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Homeless man sleeping outside in wretched conditions

Example sentences of
wretched adjective

  • •The slums were filled with poor, wretched children.
  • •I don't know what's wrong with her, but she looks wretched.
  • •families living in wretched poverty
  • •the wretched conditions of the refugee camp
  • •How did we get into this wretched state of affairs?
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  • •What a wretched performance that was.
  • •That movie was positively wretched.
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Synonyms of
wretched adjective

despondent, despairing, desperate, hopeless, miserable, contemptible, despicable, pitiable, sorry, cheap, ignoble, loathsome, inferior, unfortunate, unhappy

Detailed synonyms for wretched adjective

See: Contemptible, Despondent
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Reverse translation for wretched

miserable  - miserable, wretched, paltry, meager, stingy, miserly, despicable, vile 
desgraciado  - unfortunate, unlucky, vile, wretched 
lastimoso  - shameful, pitiful, terrible 
desdichado  - unfortunate, miserable, unhappy 
afligido  - grief-stricken, sorrowful 
inferior  - inferior, lower 
malo  - bad, wicked, naughty, cheap, poor (quality), harmful, unwell 
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