wretched |
pity |
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between wretched and pity
is that
wretched is (obsolete) hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked while
pity is (obsolete) piety.
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.
As a noun pity is
(uncountable) a feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
As a verb pity is
to feel pity for (someone or something).
As an interjection pity is
short form of what a pity.
adversity |
wretched |
As a noun adversity
is (uncountable) the state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
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.
wretched |
miserly |
As adjectives the difference between wretched and miserly
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
miserly is like a miser; very covetous; stingy; cautious with money.
wretched |
deliberately |
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.
As an adverb deliberately is
intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.
protector |
wretched |
As a noun protector
is someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.
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.
wretched |
wanton |
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between wretched and wanton
is that
wretched is (obsolete) hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked while
wanton is (obsolete) extravagant, unrestrained; excessive (of speech or thought).
As adjectives the difference between wretched and wanton
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
wanton is (obsolete) undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
As a noun wanton is
a pampered or coddled person.
As a verb wanton is
to rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
despair |
wretched |
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between despair and wretched
is that
despair is (obsolete) to cause to despair while
wretched is (obsolete) hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked.
As a verb despair
is (obsolete) to give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
As a noun despair
is loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
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.
wretched |
false |
As adjectives the difference between wretched and false
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
false is (
label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.
wretched |
undefined |
As adjectives the difference between wretched and undefined
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
undefined is lacking a definition or value.
misery |
wretched |
As a noun misery
is great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
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.
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