wretch

• Substantiv, das eine verachtenswerte, erbärmliche oder unglückliche Person bezeichnet; wird oft in literarischen oder veralteten Kontexten verwendet.

A noun referring to a person who is considered despicable, contemptible, or unfortunate, often used in a literary or archaic context.

1. Unfortunate personB2formal

   A person who is in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.

   Unglücklicher

   • The poor wretch was left homeless after the fire.
   • She felt sorry for the wretch who had lost everything.
   • He was a wretch, alone and forgotten by the world.

   Synonymepoor devilsuffererunfortunate

   Antonymeblessedfortunatelucky

2. Despicable personB2formal

   A person who is considered wicked, evil, or contemptible.

   Schurke

   • That wretch stole my wallet and ran away.
   • Only a wretch would treat an animal so cruelly.
   • The villain in the story was a heartless wretch.

   Synonymeblackguardboundercadknavemiscreantrascalreprobateroguescoundrelvillain