1. extremely unhappy or unfortunate
2. of very poor quality; terrible
3. living in very poor conditions; pitiable

Examples

• She felt wretched after losing her job.
• The refugees lived in wretched conditions.
• That was a wretched performance by the team.
• He looked wretched sitting alone in the rain.
• The wretched weather ruined our picnic plans.
• They lived in a wretched little shack.
• I feel wretched about forgetting her birthday.