desdichado

Definitions of desdichado
  1. noun
    a person who suffers misfortune
    synonyms: desgraciado, desventurado
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    Lázaro
    the diseased beggar in Jesus' parable of the rich man and the beggar
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    amputado
    someone who has had a limb removed by amputation
    clochard, desamparado
    someone unfortunate without housing
    Job
    any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing
    perdedor
    a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
    desterrado, marginado, paria, proscrito
    a person who is rejected (from society or home)
    marginado, pobre
    a person with few or no possessions
    preso, prisionero, recluso
    a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
    doliente, enfermo
    a person suffering from an illness
    superviviente
    one who lives through affliction
    víctima
    an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
    llorica, llorón
    a person who weeps
    concursado, insolvente
    someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
    náufrago
    a shipwrecked person
    tísico
    a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
    convaleciente
    a person who is recovering from illness
    convicto
    a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
    depresivo
    someone suffering psychological depression
    detenido, detingut polític
    some held in custody
    diabético
    someone who has diabetes
    descamisado
    a person who is destitute
    dispéptico
    a person suffering from indigestion
    epiléptico
    a person who has epilepsy
    desastre
    someone who is unsuccessful
    hemofílico
    someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
    hereje
    a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
    rehén
    a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
    presa
    a person who is hunted
    enfermo incurable
    a person whose disease is incurable
    insomne
    someone who cannot sleep
    interno
    a person who is interned
    inválido, minusválido
    someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
    lazarino, leproso
    a pariah who is avoided by others
    desamparado, desvalido
    one at a disadvantage and expected to lose
    colifato, demente, locatis, loco, lunático, maniaco, maníaco, obseso
    an insane person
    maniacodepresivo
    a person afflicted with manic-depressive illness
    monomaníaco
    a person suffering from monomania
    neurasténico
    a person suffering a nervous breakdown
    neurótico
    a person suffering from neurosis
    portador
    one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral
    paciente
    a person who requires medical care
    indigente, pelado, pobretón
    a person who is very poor
    prisionero político
    someone who is imprisoned because of their political views
    descamisado, desgraciado, infeliz, pelado, pelagatos, petate, pobre, pringado
    someone you feel sorry for
    prisionero de guerra
    a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war
    psicótico, sicótico
    a person afflicted with psychosis
    reumático
    a person suffering with rheumatism
    cabeza de turco, chivo expiatorio, pagote, suplefaltas
    someone who is punished for the errors of others
    sifilítico
    a person suffering from syphilis
    intocable
    belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
    barco pesquero, bribón, gitano, golondrino, maleante, polizón, trainera, trotamundos, vagabundo, vago
    a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
    valetudinario
    weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
    plañidera
    a hired mourner
    type of:
    alma, humano, individuo, mortal, persona, ser humano
    a human being
  2. noun
    someone you feel sorry for
    synonyms: descamisado, desgraciado, infeliz, pelado, pelagatos, petate, pobre, pringado
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    type of:
    víctima
    an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
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