15 entries under wretched topic. ×

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inauspicious(adjective, unpleasant, miserable, adverse)
8
doomed(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy, miserable)
6
catastrophic(adjective, unhappy, miserable, unfortunate)
6
ominous(adjective, miserable, black, unfortunate)
5
tragic(adjective, bad, miserable, unfortunate)
4
jinxed(adjective, bad, poor, unfortunate)
3
dire(adjective, miserable, unfortunate, doomed)
2
untimely(adjective, unpleasant, miserable, black)
1
bad break(expression, adjective, miserable, black)
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behind eight ball(expression, adjective, miserable, black)
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cataclysmic(adjective, miserable, unfortunate, doomed)
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down on luck(expression, adjective, miserable, black)
1
hard luck(expression, adjective, miserable, black)
1
tough luck(expression, adjective, miserable, black)
1
unsuccessful(adjective, bad, poor, miserable)
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