Doodlingo

wretched

Miserable all the way down, and unable to hide it.

what it means

Wretched is the strongest of the sad words, and its root explains why. Old English wrecca meant an exile — someone driven out of their home and living outside it. So the word never described a mood alone; it described a condition, with the body in it. The drawing agrees: a man sits barefoot on wet ground in a blanket full of patches, shivering, with a fly going round his head. Nothing about it is dignified, and that is the point. Melancholy can be quiet and even beautiful. Wretched is the word for when the misery has reached your feet and your clothes.

Wretched es la más fuerte de las palabras tristes, y su raíz lo explica: el inglés antiguo wrecca era el desterrado. Nunca fue solo un ánimo, sino una condición con el cuerpo dentro. En el dibujo, un hombre descalzo tiembla bajo una manta remendada. Nada en ello es digno.

Wretched é a mais forte das palavras tristes, e a raiz explica: no inglês antigo wrecca era o exilado. Nunca foi só um humor, mas uma condição com o corpo dentro. No desenho, um homem descalço treme sob um cobertor remendado. Nada ali é digno.

Wretched est le plus fort des mots tristes, et sa racine l'explique : en vieil anglais, wrecca désignait l'exilé. Ce ne fut jamais une simple humeur, mais une condition, corps compris. Sur le dessin, un homme pieds nus grelotte sous une couverture rapiécée.

Wretched adalah yang terkuat di antara kata-kata sedih, dan akarnya menjelaskan itu: dalam bahasa Inggris Kuno, wrecca berarti orang buangan. Bukan sekadar suasana hati, melainkan keadaan yang melibatkan tubuh. Di gambar, pria tanpa alas kaki menggigil di balik selimut bertambal.

Wretched, hüzün sözcüklerinin en güçlüsüdür ve kökü bunu açıklar: Eski İngilizcede wrecca, sürgün demekti. Hiçbir zaman yalnızca bir ruh hali değil, bedeni de içine alan bir durumdu. Resimde yalınayak bir adam yamalı battaniyenin altında titriyor.

wretched は悲しみを表す語の中で最も強く、語源がその理由を語ります。古英語の wrecca は「追放された者」。気分ではなく、体ごと置かれた状態を指す言葉でした。絵では、裸足の男がつぎはぎの毛布にくるまって震えています。そこに品位はありません。

  1. 01

    adjective

    miserable in body as well as mind

    He spent a wretched night on the station platform.

  2. 02

    adjective

    very poor in quality

    The seats were wretched and the sound was worse.

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