Ukrainian English Dictionary

українська мова - English

жалюгідний in English:

1. pathetic


We could not bear to listen to the sick child's pathetic cries.
Tom thinks that eating at a restaurant by himself is pathetic.
That’s the most pathetic excuse I’ve ever heard.
He asked her out even though he knew she isn't single. It's pathetic.
You know you're in pathetic shape when you can't even do one chin-up.
Or rather, is it not just pathetic that I think such whiny thoughts like this?
The Japanese people, thinking only of running away in such times, are pathetic.
His behavoiur is pathetic.
It was pathetic
e.g. Seeing the pathetic little kitten so frightened and hungry, made us feel very sad.
He made a rather pathetic attempt to apologize.
Seeing the pathetic little kitten so frightened and hungry, made us feel very sad
Her pathetic performance made everyone laugh.
I'm sick of your pathetic excuses!
Waste your pathetic life.

2. miserable


She felt miserable.
1. She's miserable living on her own. 2. Miserable weather. / What a miserable existence! How could anyone live in such awful conditions? / 3. The book was a miserable failure.
but most mohandas's work was in Ollivant's court and he felt miserable and helpless
So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable.
She was looking miserable sitting in the middle of this snowstorm, so I threw a small coin at her.
It's absolutely miserable outside; cold, wet rain is no good for drinking beer on the plaza with your friends.
Those who have given themselves the most concern about the happiness of people have made their friends very miserable.
I had tried to avoid thinking that as much as possible but as soon as I faced it I started to feel miserable.
miserable ​weather; When I'm ​feeling miserable I go ​shopping and ​spoil myself - a ​couple of new ​dresses always make me ​feel ​better.
The definition of miserable is someone or something that is unhappy, suffering or in a condition of misery, or something that is bad or inferior.
Let's face it – travelling by car or by public transport can be really miserable!
You are miserable coz you don't have money but you have something you can't buy- a family. Appreciate this.
"I don't want to make him miserable, I want to put him on his guard!" retorted Mr. Weasley.

3. wretched


You look wretched—what's wrong?
The slums were filled with poor, wretched children. I don't know what's wrong with her, but she looks wretched.
I was shocked to see their wretched living conditions
Many of Charles Dickens’ works reflect his own wretched early life.
flu makes you feel wretched
Unfortunately, their living conditions are still wretched.
The lost dog looked wretched when we found it, but we soon nursed him back to health.
The people live in wretched conditions, with no running water.
The wretched, nervous, ill-fated crewman had vanished.
These wretched people had seen their homes going up in flames. 2. Reality started to hit about four months after we had bought the wretched place 3. I feel really confused and wretched. 4. What a wretched excuse.
He lived a wretched life when young.

English word "жалюгідний"(wretched) occurs in sets:

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