65 entries under wretched topic. ×

12
heartbreaking(adjective, moving, sad, sympathy)
8
pitiful(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
6
distressing(adjective, mean, moving, low, sad)
6
moving(adjective, mean, low, sad, tender)
5
deplorable(adjective, mean, low, sad, unhappy)
5
doleful(adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
5
pathetic(adjective, mean, moving, low, sad)
5
tragic(adjective, sad, unhappy, sympathy)
4
unfortunate(sad, unhappy, sorrowful, distressing)
3
pitiable(adjective, mean, low, sad, tender)
3
poignant(adjective, moving, tender, painful)
3
sorrowful(adjective, upset, mean, moving, low)
3
woeful(adjective, mean, low, sad, terrible)
2
calamitous(sad, unhappy, sorrowful, distressing)
2
cheerless(adjective, mean, low, pitiful)
2
disastrous(adjective, sad, unhappy, shameful)
2
dismal(mean, low, pitiful, disgraceful)
2
lamentable(mean, low, sad, unhappy, miserable)
2
mournful(mean, low, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
2
plaintive(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, painful)
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