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1. (n.) wretch
a deplorably unfortunate or unhappy person.
2. wretch
a person of despicable or base character.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME wrecche, OE wrecca miserable person, exile, c. OS wrekkio, OHG reccheo)
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| Definition of 'wretch' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) wretch
performs some wicked deed
2. (noun) poor devil, wretch
someone you feel sorry for
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| Definition of 'wretch' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) wretch
a miserable person; one profoundly unhappy
2. (verb) wretch
one sunk in vice or degradation; a base, despicable person; a vile knave; as, a profligate wretch
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Sense: a miserable, unhappy creature
The poor wretch!
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 Afrikaans: ellendeling |
 Arabic: مَخْلوق بائِس، صُعْلوك |
 Bulgarian: нещастник |
 Brazilian: infeliz |
 Czech: ubožák |
 German: das Wesen |
 Danish: stakkel |
 Greek: φουκαράς |
 Spanish: desgraciado, miserable |
 Estonian: viletsake |
 Farsi: بدبخت؛ بیچاره |
 Finnish: ressukka |
 French: malheureux/-euse |
 Hebrew: אוּמלַל |
 Hindi: अभागा |
 Croatian: jadnik, sirotan |
 Hungarian: szerencsétlen alak |
 Indonesian: makhluk menyedihkan |
 Icelandic: vesalingur |
 Italian: disgraziato, infelice |
 Japanese: みじめな人 |
 Korean: 비참한 환경에 있는 사람 |
 Lithuanian: nelaimėlis, vargšas |
 Latvian: nelaimīgais; nabadziņš; b |
 Malay: si malang |
 Dutch: stakker |
 Norwegian: stakkar |
 Polish: nieszczęśnik |
 Persian: بدبخت؛ بیچاره |
 Pashto: بې وزلى، بدمرغه، سېپره، ب |
 Portuguese: infeliz |
 Romanian: nenorocit |
 Russian: несчастный |
 Slovak: úbožiak |
 Slovenian: nesrečnik |
 Serbian: nesrećnik |
 Swedish: stackare, sate, eländig v |
 Thai: คนเคราะห์ร้าย |
 Turkish: zavallı kimse |
 Taiwanese: 不幸的人 |
 Ukrainian: бідолаха |
 Urdu: بد نصیب |
 Vietnamese: người bất hạnh |
 Chinese: 不幸的人 |
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