wretch
wretch
Definition
wretch (rec̸h)
noun
- a miserable or unhappy person; person in deep distress or misfortune
- a person who is despised or scorned
Etymology: ME wrecche < OE wrecca, an outcast, lit., one driven out < wrecan, to drive out, punish: see wreak
wretch
Synonyms
wretch
n.
wretch
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- save: How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me!
- see: No, I'd be quite content to see the wretches herded into re-education camps.
- give: I gave the poor wretch the wherewithal to bury his daughter and to leave England.
- drown: An appeal to perishing sinners to trust in Christ is like calling on a drowning wretch to climb the embankment wall.
- curse: Have not the most cursed wretches been forced to cry out, Oh!
- die: Had the ship passed one quarter of an hour sooner, I had died there a wretch as I lived.
Adjective modifier
- vile: A gentleman said that a week ago he was the vilest wretch in the county, but now saved.
- miserable: Oh, was there in all the world a more miserable wretch than he!
- unhappy: He called himself unhappy wretch at being suspected of treason toward a man for whom he would have given his life.
- poor: Have a care of her, she is too good by far for a poor wretch like me.
- unfortunate: Oh, unfortunate wretch that I am, now I must change whether I will or no!
- little: Why don't you go away you little ignorant wretch?
Noun used with modifier
- base: He played the spy upon us, and surprised us together in bed, base wretch.
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