[{"word":"wretched","phonetic":"/ˈɹɛtʃɪd/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈɹɛtʃɪd/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/wretched-1-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1755253","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Very miserable; feeling deep affliction or distress.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I felt wretched after my wife died."},{"definition":"Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The street was full of wretched beggars dressed in rags."},{"definition":"Hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Used to express dislike of or annoyance towards the mentioned thing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Will you please stop playing that wretched trombone!"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wretched"]}]