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Wretch

/ɹɛtʃ/

An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.

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noun
  1. 1

    An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.

  2. 2

    An unpleasant, annoying, worthless, or despicable person.

  3. 3

    An exile.

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poor devilnounpoor thing

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poor devilnounpoor thing
miserablenounIn a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
pitifulSo appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
unfortunatenounMarked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.
unluckyUnfortunate, marked by misfortune.
foolnoun(derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
unhappynounA 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.
witchnounA person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
sorceressnounA female sorcerer, especially one who is elegant; compare witch.
cockroachnounAny black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea that is not a termite.
despicableFit 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.
underlingnounA 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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