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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

Noun

Old-fashioned

1. a despicable person

2. a person pitied for his or her misfortune [Old English wrecca]

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

noun 2. scoundrel, rat (informal) worm, villain, rogue, outcast, swine, rascal, son-of-a-bitch (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. profligate, vagabond, ruffian, cur, rotter (slang), chiefly Brit. scumbag (slang) good-for-nothing, miscreant, bad egg (old-fashioned), (informal) blackguard, wrong 'un Austral. (slang)

Translations

wretch [rɛtʃ] n → desgraciado/a, miserable m/f;

little wretch! (often humorous) → ¡granuja!

wretch [rɛtʃ] n → pauvre malheureux/euse;

little wretch! (often humorous) → petit(e) misérable!

wretch [rɛtʃ] n poor wretch (man) → armer Schlucker m;

(woman) → armes Ding nt;

little wretch! (often humorous) → kleiner Schlingel!

wretch [rɛtʃ] n → disgraziato/a, sciagurato/a;

little wretch! (often humorous) → 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 raukka malheureux/-euse אוּמלַל अभागा jadnik, sirotan szerencsétlen alak makhluk menyedihkan vesalingur disgraziato, infelice みじめな人 불행한 사람, 가엾은 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 ryökäle scélérat/-ate עָלוּב कमबख्त hulja, lopov hitvány ember brengsek aumingi, óþokki disgraziato 恥知らず 이 자식아! nenaudėlis nelaimīgais; nelietis si bedebah ellendeling din tufs!; usling! łajdak desgraçado! nemernic негодяй darebák lopov bednik usling, kräk ผู้เคราะห์ร้าย köftehor, sefil yaratık (罵人話)你這壞東西 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 초라한, 형편 없는 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 빌어먹을 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 ˈwretchedly

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 ˈwretchedness

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