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Painful vs Wretched - What's the difference?

painful | wretched | Related terms |

Painful is a related term of wretched.


As adjectives the difference between painful and wretched

is that painful is causing pain or distress, either physical or mental while wretched is very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.

Deserted vs Wretched - What's the difference?

deserted | wretched | Related terms |

Deserted is a related term of wretched.


As adjectives the difference between deserted and wretched

is that deserted is abandoned while wretched is very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.

As a verb deserted

is (desert).

Wretched vs Persnickety - What's the difference?

wretched | persnickety |


As adjectives the difference between wretched and persnickety

is that wretched is very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting while persnickety is (us) fastidious or fussy.

Wretched vs Exasperated - What's the difference?

wretched | exasperated |


As adjectives the difference between wretched and exasperated

is that wretched is very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting while exasperated is greatly annoyed; made furious.

As a verb exasperated is

(exasperate).

Wretched vs Wearisome - What's the difference?

wretched | wearisome |


As adjectives the difference between wretched and wearisome

is that wretched is very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting while wearisome is tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue.

Agonising vs Wretched - What's the difference?

agonising | wretched | Related terms |

Agonising is a related term of wretched.


As a verb agonising

is .

As a noun agonising

is .

As an adjective wretched is

very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.

Resentful vs Wretched - What's the difference?

resentful | wretched | Related terms |

Resentful is a related term of wretched.


As adjectives the difference between resentful and wretched

is that resentful is inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when while wretched is very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.

Bereft vs Wretched - What's the difference?

bereft | wretched | Related terms |

Bereft is a related term of wretched.


As adjectives the difference between bereft and wretched

is that bereft is (of a person) pained by the loss of someone while wretched is very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.

As a verb bereft

is (bereave).

Harsh vs Wretched - What's the difference?

harsh | wretched | Related terms |

Harsh is a related term of wretched.


As adjectives the difference between harsh and wretched

is that harsh is unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses while wretched is very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.

As a verb harsh

is (slang) to negatively criticize.

Frightful vs Wretched - What's the difference?

frightful | wretched | Related terms |

Frightful is a related term of wretched.


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between frightful and wretched

is that frightful is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened while wretched is (obsolete) hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked.

As adjectives the difference between frightful and wretched

is that frightful is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened while wretched is very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.

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