Definitions

1. verb

to look or seem very ill or miserable; to be in a state of distress or unhappiness

“She looked wretched, having lost her job and her home in the same week.”

2. adjective

very unhappy or miserable in appearance or feeling

“The wretched conditions in the slum were a stark reminder of the city’s social inequalities.”

3. noun

a person or thing that is very unhappy or miserable

“The wretched creature cowered in the corner, afraid of its own shadow.”