wretched
adjective
[ ˈrɛtʃɪd ]
• (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.
• "I felt so wretched because I thought I might never see you again"
Similar:
miserable,
unhappy,
sad,
broken-hearted,
heartbroken,
grief-stricken,
grieving,
sorrowful,
sorrowing,
mourning,
anguished,
distressed,
desolate,
devastated,
despairing,
inconsolable,
disconsolate,
downcast,
down,
downhearted,
dejected,
crestfallen,
cheerless,
depressed,
melancholy,
morose,
gloomy,
glum,
mournful,
doleful,
dismal,
forlorn,
woeful,
woebegone,
abject,
low-spirited,
long-faced,
blue,
down in the mouth,
down in the dumps,
choked,
cut up,
gutted,
dolorous,
chap-fallen,
unfortunate,
unlucky,
luckless,
down on one's luck,
ill-starred,
star-crossed,
damned,
blighted,
hapless,
poor,
pitiable,
downtrodden,
oppressed,
powerless,
helpless,
Origin:
Middle English: formed irregularly from wretch + -ed1.
