wretch

• Sustantivo que designa a una persona considerada despreciable, miserable o infeliz; se emplea a menudo en contextos literarios o arcaicos.

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.

   Desdichado, infeliz

   • 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.

   Sinónimospoor devilsuffererunfortunate

   Antónimosblessedfortunatelucky

2. Despicable personB2formal

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

   Persona despreciable

   • 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.

   Sinónimosblackguardboundercadknavemiscreantrascalreprobateroguescoundrelvillain