wretch

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.
2. An unpleasant, annoying, worthless, or despicable person.
3. (archaic) An exile.

Verb

Misspelling of retch.

Sinonieme

poor

scoundrel

villain

🦹‍♂️

rogue

poor devil

miserable

poor thing

mischievous person

plaintive

pitiful

louse

lowlife

mean

miscreant

perisher

pervert

poor man

punk

rascal

scamp

scapegrace

schmuck

schnook

shit-ass

shithead

swine

victim

wicked

a nobody

holy terror

poor person

contemptible person

despicable person

vile person

mean contemptible fellow

douchetard

shitstick

glifnard

Joe Six-pack

base

shit-bag

baseman

coward

dirty dog

douche

exile

fuckwit

heave

imp

👿

joker

Vertalings

miserabile

disgraziato

poveretto

desgraciado

sciagurato

malheureux

☹️

ellendeling

poveraccio

δυστυχισμένος

misérable

Unglückliche

pauvre hère

αλήτης

κακόμοιρος

παλιάνθρωπος

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɹɛt͡ʃ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: wrecche

Geërf van Old English: wreċċa

In summary

From Middle English wrecche, from Old English wreċċa (“exile, outcast”), from Proto-Germanic *wrakjô (“exile, fugitive, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreg- (“to track, follow”). Doublet of garçon.