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wretch

/rɛtʃ

noun

1An unfortunate or unhappy person: can the poor wretch’s corpse tell us anything?...

I asked Miss D' Lish to send us a little info to help out those unfortunate wretches who might not be familiar with her life and work.
How I pity the unhappy wretches who are doomed to dwell in such a place!
Will your readers kindly give just one moment's thought in comparing with their own, who are well fed, clothed, housed and cared for, the poor wretches I have described?

Synonyms

poor creature, poor soul, poor thing, miserable creature, sad case, unfortunate, poor unfortunate

informal poor devil, poor beggar, poor bastard, poor bunny

British vulgar slang sod, bugger

1.1 informal A despicable or contemptible person: ungrateful wretches...

And I imagine that you hold yourself above those despicable wretches?
Except that this time we know he's not an ungrateful wretch; he's just a little happier than when we met him, and so are we.
My hits did go up to about 200 since yesterday so why am I being an ungrateful wretch?

Synonyms

scoundrel, villain, ruffian, rogue, rascal, reprobate, criminal, delinquent, good-for-nothing, cad

informal heel, creep, jerk, louse, rat, swine, pig, skunk, dog, hound, weasel, toad, snake, snake in the grass, lowlife, scumbag, bad egg, stinker, bad lot, nasty piece of work

British informal scrote

Irish informal sleeveen, spalpeen

North American informal rat fink, varmint

informal, dated rotter, bounder, blighter

vulgar slang shit, bugger, bastard, son of a bitch, s.o.b.

archaic blackguard, miscreant, knave, dastard, varlet, wastrel, rapscallion, whoreson

Origin

Old English wrecca (also in the sense 'banished person'), of West Germanic origin; related to German Recke 'warrior, hero', also to the verb wreak.

单词	wretch
释义	wretch /rɛtʃ / noun 1An unfortunate or unhappy person: can the poor wretch’s corpse tell us anything?... I asked Miss D' Lish to send us a little info to help out those unfortunate wretches who might not be familiar with her life and work. How I pity the unhappy wretches who are doomed to dwell in such a place! Will your readers kindly give just one moment's thought in comparing with their own, who are well fed, clothed, housed and cared for, the poor wretches I have described? Synonyms poor creature, poor soul, poor thing, miserable creature, sad case, unfortunate, poor unfortunate informal poor devil, poor beggar, poor bastard, poor bunny British vulgar slang sod, bugger 1.1 informal A despicable or contemptible person: ungrateful wretches... And I imagine that you hold yourself above those despicable wretches? Except that this time we know he's not an ungrateful wretch; he's just a little happier than when we met him, and so are we. My hits did go up to about 200 since yesterday so why am I being an ungrateful wretch? Synonyms scoundrel, villain, ruffian, rogue, rascal, reprobate, criminal, delinquent, good-for-nothing, cad informal heel, creep, jerk, louse, rat, swine, pig, skunk, dog, hound, weasel, toad, snake, snake in the grass, lowlife, scumbag, bad egg, stinker, bad lot, nasty piece of work British informal scrote Irish informal sleeveen, spalpeen North American informal rat fink, varmint informal, dated rotter, bounder, blighter vulgar slang shit, bugger, bastard, son of a bitch, s.o.b. archaic blackguard, miscreant, knave, dastard, varlet, wastrel, rapscallion, whoreson Origin Old English wrecca (also in the sense 'banished person'), of West Germanic origin; related to German Recke 'warrior, hero', also to the verb wreak. Rhymes etch, fetch, ketch, kvetch, lech, outstretch, retch, sketch, stretch, vetch
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