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noun
- 1. an unfortunate or unhappy person: "can the poor wretch's corpse tell us anything?"
The meaning of WRETCH is a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune. How to use wretch in a sentence.
Wretch definition: a deplorably unfortunate or unhappy person.. See examples of WRETCH used in a sentence.
informal or humorous. someone who is unpleasant or annoying: Who trampled on my flowers? I bet it was those two little wretches who live next door. You wretch! You promised you'd give me a lift. (Definition of wretch from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) wretch | American Dictionary. noun [ C ]
A wretch is someone who is so miserable and unlucky that you almost have to feel sorry for the person. You might pity the poor wretch who was fired at work over something that wasn’t even his fault. Wretch traces back to the Old English word wrecca, meaning “banished person” — so no wonder a wretch is so unhappy!
1 day ago · 1. a miserable or unhappy person; person in deep distress or misfortune. 2. a person who is despised or scorned. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
(often humorous) an evil, unpleasant or annoying person. The little wretches have splashed water all over the bathroom. Word Origin. See wretch in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: wretch. Definition of wretch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
1. A miserable, unfortunate, or unhappy person. 2. A person regarded as base, mean, or despicable: "a stony adversary, an inhuman wretch" (Shakespeare). [Middle English wrecche, from Old English wrecca, exiles, wretch .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
