wretch

• Nom désignant une personne considérée comme misérable, pitoyable ou méprisable, souvent employé dans un contexte littéraire ou archaïque. Il peut exprimer la pitié ou le mépris selon le cas.

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.

   personne infortunée

   • 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.

   Synonymespoor devilsuffererunfortunate

   Antonymesblessedfortunatelucky

2. Despicable personB2formal

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

   misérable

   • 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.

   Synonymesblackguardboundercadknavemiscreantrascalreprobateroguescoundrelvillain