Значение

значений: 6
  1. Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.

    I felt wretched after my wife died.

    miserabel, sehr schlecht, erbärmlich

    жа́лкийžálkij, несча́стныйnesčástnyj

  2. Of an inferior or unworthy nature or social status; contemptible, lowly.

    The street was full of wretched beggars dressed in rags.

  3. Of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature; miserable, paltry, worthless.

    I just lack the fine motor skill. Same reason I'm a grown man who doesn't know how to use a screwdriver without looking like a retard. Oh, I'm wretched.

    wertlos

    убогийubogij

  4. Of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner causing contempt; base, despicable, wicked.

    erbärmlich

  5. Of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant; miserable.

  6. (разговорное)Used to express annoyance towards or dislike of someone or something: bloody, damned.

    Will you please stop playing that wretched trombone!

Ещё определения
  • characterized by physical misery
  • very unhappy; full of misery
  • of very poor quality or condition
  • morally reprehensible

Примеры

предложений: 23
  1. He lived a wretched life when young.

  2. They live in a wretched little house.

  3. I like to help the most wretched people.

  4. I am so gauche with these wretched baubles.

  5. 'Twas there that this wretched boy was born.

Переводы

языков: 6
Русский
По значениям 2
characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable:
of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless:
Deutsch
По значениям 2
characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable:
of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature — see also worthless:

Происхождение

From Middle English wrecched (“(adjective) characterized by or suffering hardship or misfo

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).

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Формы

more wretched, most wretched
Сравнительная степеньmore wretched Урок
Превосходная степеньmost wretched Урок

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 278

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 10

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