wretch
/rɛtʃ/
noun
- A person who is very unhappy, unfortunate, or in a pitiful condition.
- She felt like a wretch after failing the exam she had studied so hard for.
- The poor wretch had lost everything in the fire and had nowhere to go.
- The kind woman gave food to the wretch shivering on the street corner.
- A person who is wicked, cruel, or dishonest.
- The villain in the story was a heartless wretch who cared only for himself.
- That wretch stole money from his own grandmother.
- Only a wretch would abandon a helpless animal by the side of the road.
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