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wretch  (rch)

n.

1. A miserable, unfortunate, or unhappy person.

2. A person regarded as base, mean, or despicable: "a stony adversary, an inhuman wretch" (Shakespeare).

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[Middle English wrecche, from Old English wrecca, exiles, wretch.]

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wretch [rɛtʃ]

n

1. a despicable person

2. a person pitied for his misfortune

[Old English wrecca; related to Old Saxon wrekkeo, Old High German reccheo (German Recke warrior), Old Norse rek(n)ingr]

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retch, wretch - Retch is the verb to vomit or gag; wretch is a noun for a pitiable person.

See also related terms for vomit.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wretch - performs some wicked deed miscreant, reprobate - a person without moral scruples
	2.	wretch - someone you feel sorry for           poor devil victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

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wretch

noun

1. poor thing, unfortunate, poor soul, poor devil (informal), miserable creature Before the wretch had time to reply, he was shot.

2. scoundrel, rat (informal), shit (taboo slang), worm, bastard (offensive), villain, rogue, bugger (taboo slang), outcast, swine, rascal, son-of-a-bitch (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), asshole (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), profligate, turd (taboo slang), vagabond, ruffian, motherfucker (taboo slang, chiefly U.S.), cur, rotter (slang, chiefly Brit.), scumbag (slang), good-for-nothing, miscreant, bad egg (old-fashioned informal), blackguard, mother (taboo slang, chiefly U.S.), cocksucker (taboo slang), asswipe (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), wrong 'un (informal) I think he's a mean-minded, vindictive old wretch.

Translations

wretch [retʃ] N → desgraciado/a m/f, miserable mf
little wretch (often hum) → pícaro/a m/f, granuja mf
some poor wretch → algún desgraciado, algún pobre diablo

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wretch [ˈrɛtʃ] n

(= unfortunate person) → malheureux/euse m/f
poor wretch → pauvre malheureux/euse m/f

(often humorous) (= bad person) → misérable mf
little wretch! → petit(e) misérable!

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wretch

n

(miserable) → armer Teufel or Schlucker (inf)

(contemptible) → Wicht m, → Schuft m; (= nuisance) → Blödmann m (inf); (= child) → Schlingel m

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wretch [rɛtʃ] n → disgraziato/a, sciagurato/a
little wretch! (often) (hum) → birbante!

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wretch

n wretch [retʃ]

1 a miserable, unhappy creature The poor wretch! ellendeling مَخْلوق بائِس، صُعْلوك нещастник ubožák stakkel das Wesen φουκαράς desgraciado, miserable viletsake بدبخت؛ بیچاره ressukka malheureux/-euse אוּמלַל अभागा jadnik, sirotan szerencsétlen alak makhluk menyedihkan vesalingur disgraziato, infelice みじめな人 비참한 환경에 있는 사람 nelaimėlis, vargšas nelaimīgais; nabadziņš; bēdulis si malang stakker stakkar nieszczęśnik infeliz nenorocit несчастный úbožiak nesrečnik nesrećnik stackare, sate, eländig varelse ความเคราะห์ร้าย zavallı kimse 不幸的人 бідолаха بد نصیب người bất hạnh 坏蛋

2 a name used in annoyance or anger You wretch! skurk وَغْد، دنيء отрепка darebák stymper der Schuft παλιάνθρωπος ¡desgraciado! lurjus پست؛ منفور riiviö scélérat/-ate עָלוּב कमबख्त hulja, lopov hitvány ember brengsek aumingi, óþokki disgraziato 恥知らず 치사한 놈, 녀석 nenaudėlis nelaimīgais; nelietis si bedebah ellendeling din tufs!; usling! łajdak desgraçado! nemernic негодяй darebák lopov bednik usling, kräk ผู้เคราะห์ร้าย köftehor, sefil yaratık (表示惱怒或憤怒)你這傢伙！ негідник کم بخت ranh con （骂人话）你这坏东西

adj wretched [ˈretʃid]

1 very poor or miserable They live in a wretched little house. ellendig بائِس، تَعيس мизерен ubohý elendig erbärmlich άθλιος, δυστυχισμένος miserable armetu فلاکت بار kurja misérable אוּמלַל अभागा jadan, bijedan nyomorult menyedihkan lélegur, ömurlegur misero みじめな 불행한 skurdus, varganas nožēlojams; trūcīgs malang ellendig elendig, ussel, jammerlig nędzny miserável amărât никудышный úbohý beden jadan bedrövlig, eländig เคราะห์ร้าย sefil, perişan 骯臟的 нещасний, жалюгідний بد نصیب khốn khổ 肮脏的

2 used in annoyance This wretched machine won't work! verrekte تَعِس، رَديء النَّوْع ужасен mizerný forbandet elend φρικτός, καταραμένος maldito neetud لعنتی kirottu maudit מְזוּרגַג, מְזוּפָּת कमबख्त kukavan, nevaljan pocsék brengsek bölvaður maledetto ひどい 지독한, 고약한 niekam tikęs nelaimīgais bedebah ellendig forbannet wstrętny desgraçado blestemat проклятый; несчастный mizerný, odporný presnet proklet förbaskad น่าเวทนา kör olası, Allahın cezası, pis 討厭的 нікчемний; кепський فرسودہ tử tiệt 讨厌的

adv wretchedly

ellendig بصورةٍ تَعيسَه أو بائِسَه мизерно bídně elendigt erbärmlich άθλια miserablemente armetult با فلاکت kurjasti misérablement בְּצוּרָה עֲלוּבָה बदकिस्मती से kukavno, nevaljalo szerencsétlenül, nyomorultan secara menyedihkan ömurlega; bölvanlega miseramente みじめに 비참하게; 초라하게 skurdžiai, netikusiai nožēlojami dgn malang ellendig elendig, jammerlig nędznie miseravelmente nefericit никудышно biedne bedno jadno bedrövligt, eländigt อย่างเคราะห์ร้าย sefil bir vaziyette 極糟地 кепсько غمگینی سے một cách khốn khổ 极糟地

n wretchedness

ellendigheid تَعاسَه، بُؤْس، شَقاء мизерия ubohost elendighed die Erbärmlichkeit, das Elend αθλιότητα miseria armetus ذلت؛ فلاکت kurjuus misère אוּמלָלוּת कमबख्ती nesreća, jad, bijeda szerencsétlenség, boldogtalanság keadaan menyedihkan eymd miseria みじめさ 비참함, 초라함 nepasisekimas nožēlojams stāvoklis kebedebahan ellendigheid elendighet, jammerlighet niedola, nikczemność miséria nefericire негодность úbohosť bednost jadnost bedrövelse, elände ความเคราะห์ร้าย sefalet 可憐 нікчемність غمگینی tình trạng nghèo đói, tình trạng khốn khổ 可怜