Also means
unfortunate person
Usage Note
Desdichado functions as both noun (el desdichado — 'the wretch') and adjective (una vida desdichada — 'a wretched life'). It is slightly more literary than desgraciado, which is its closer colloquial equivalent. The feminine form is desdichada. The prefix des- reverses dicha ('happiness, good fortune'), making the etymology transparent.
Examples
"Ese desdichado perdió todo en un día."
Natural Translation
That wretch lost everything in one day.

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