📖 Definitions of "Wretch"
noun
- 1
An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.
- 2
An unpleasant, annoying, worthless, or despicable person.
- 3
An exile.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| poor devilnoun | poor thing |
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| poor devilnoun | poor thing |
| miserablenoun | In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor. |
| pitiful | So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity. |
| unfortunatenoun | Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune. |
| unlucky | Unfortunate, marked by misfortune. |
| foolnoun | (derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| unhappynoun | A person who is not happy. |
| guttersnipenoun | (derogatory, dated) A person of the lowest social or economic class. |
| villainnoun | (fiction) A character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero; an antagonist who is also evil or malevolent. |
| sorcerernoun | (mythology, folklore, fantasy) A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male. |
| hagnoun | (derogatory) An ugly old woman. |
| witchnoun | A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events. |
| sorceressnoun | A female sorcerer, especially one who is elegant; compare witch. |
| cockroachnoun | Any black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea that is not a termite. |
| despicable | Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean. |
| brethelingnoun | (archaic) Wretch; worthless person. |
| wanknoun | (countable, slang, vulgar) An act of masturbation. |
| grotnoun | (slang, uncountable) Any unpleasant substance or material. |
| underlingnoun | A subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority. |
| wastemannoun | (MLE, MTE, derogatory) A loser, bum, degenerate; someone who wastes their life in some manner. |
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