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- Dictionarywretch/rɛtʃ/
noun
- 1. an unfortunate or unhappy person: "can the poor wretch's corpse tell us anything?" Similar
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WRETCH definition: 1. a person who experiences something unpleasant: 2. someone who is unpleasant or annoying: 3. a…. Learn more.
1. : a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune. 2. : a base, despicable, or vile person. Synonyms. baddie. baddy. beast. brute. caitiff. devil. evildoer. fiend. heavy. hound. knave. meanie. meany. miscreant. monster. nazi.
Wretch definition: a deplorably unfortunate or unhappy person.. See examples of WRETCH used in a sentence.
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.
You can refer to someone as a wretch when you think that they are wicked or if they have done something you are angry about. [ literary , disapproval ] Oh, what have you done, you wretch!
noun. wretches. A miserable or unhappy person; person in deep distress or misfortune. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A person who is despised or scorned. Webster's New World. A person regarded as base, mean, or despicable. American Heritage. An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person. Wiktionary. Similar definitions.
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.
Definition of wretch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the word wretch mean? There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word wretch, seven of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
1. : deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind. 2. : extremely or deplorably bad or distressing. was in wretched health. a wretched accident. 3. a. : being or appearing mean, miserable, or contemptible. dressed in wretched old clothes. b. : very poor in quality or ability : inferior. wretched workmanship. wretchedly adverb.
