Wretched
121miser — I. /ˈmaɪzə / (say muyzuh) noun 1. someone who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money. 2. a niggardly, avaricious person. 3. Obsolete a wretched or unhappy person. {Latin: wretched, unhappy, sick, bad} II. /ˈmaɪzə / (say… …
122τληπαθῆ — τληπαθής wretched neut nom/voc/acc pl (attic epic doric) τληπαθής wretched masc/fem/neut nom/voc/acc dual (doric aeolic) τληπαθής wretched masc/fem acc sg (attic epic doric) …
123misfortunate — adjective deserving or inciting pity a hapless victim miserable victims of war the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic Galsworthy piteous appeals for help pitiable homeless children a pitiful fate Oh, you poor thing …
124suffering — I noun 1. a state of acute pain (Freq. 11) • Syn: ↑agony, ↑excruciation • Derivationally related forms: ↑excruciate (for: ↑excruciation), ↑ …
125wretchedness — noun 1. a state of ill being due to affliction or misfortune (Freq. 1) the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable • Syn: ↑misery, ↑miserableness • Derivationally related forms: ↑miserable (for: ↑ …
126A forlorn hope — Forlorn For*lorn , a. [OE., p. p. of forlesen to lose utterly, AS. forle[ o]san (p. p. forloren); pref. for + le[ o]san (in comp.) to lose; cf. D. verliezen to lose, G. verlieren, Sw. f[ o]rlora, Dan. forloren, Goth. fraliusan to lose. See {For } …
127Caitiff — Cai tiff, a. [OE. caitif, cheitif, captive, miserable, OF. caitif, chaitif, captive, mean, wretched, F. ch[ e]tif, fr. L. captivus captive, fr. capere to take, akin to E. heave. See {Heave}, and cf. {Captive}.] 1. Captive; wretched; unfortunate.… …
128enfants perdus — Forlorn For*lorn , a. [OE., p. p. of forlesen to lose utterly, AS. forle[ o]san (p. p. forloren); pref. for + le[ o]san (in comp.) to lose; cf. D. verliezen to lose, G. verlieren, Sw. f[ o]rlora, Dan. forloren, Goth. fraliusan to lose. See {For } …
