wretched

épouvantable, déplorable

Extrêmement mauvais, désagréable ou de très mauvaise qualité.

En anglais simple : Extremely bad, unpleasant, or poor in quality.

• The weather was wretched.
• We stayed in a wretched little hotel.
• The workers lived in wretched conditions.

Synonymes : terrible, awful, dreadful, poor

Contraires : excellent

Expressions courantes : wretched weather, wretched conditions, wretched quality

malheureux, misérable

Très malheureux ou souffrant beaucoup, parfois comme si la malchance le poursuivait.

En anglais simple : Very unhappy or suffering badly, sometimes as if bad luck follows you.

• He felt wretched and alone.
• The poor, wretched man had lost everything.
• She believed she was cursed to lead a wretched life.

Synonymes : miserable, unhappy, distressed

Contraires : happy

Expressions courantes : feel wretched, wretched soul, wretched life, look wretched

méprisable, misérable

Considéré comme sans valeur, honteux ou tout en bas de la société.

En anglais simple : Seen as worthless, shameful, or very low in society.

• The lord dismissed him as a wretched beggar.
• They treated the servants as wretched creatures.
• The wretched villain betrayed everyone who trusted him.

Synonymes : contemptible, lowly, despicable

Contraires : noble

Expressions courantes : wretched beggar, wretched creature, wretched villain