wretch

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nounderelict

Synonyms for wretch

noun derelict

outcast

noun. person who is unwanted, not accepted

outcasts

noun. person who is unwanted, not accepted

rascal

noun. person who is unprincipled, does not work hard

Word Origin & History

Old English wrecca "wretch, stranger, exile," from Proto-Germanic *wrakjan (cf. Old Saxon wrekkio, Old High German reckeo "a banished person, exile," German recke "renowned warrior, hero"), related to Old English wreccan "to drive out, punish" (see wreak). Sense of "vile, despicable person" developed in Old English, reflecting the sorry state of the outcast, as presented in much of Anglo-Saxon verse (e.g. "The Wanderer"). Cf. German Elend "misery," from Old High German elilenti "sojourn in a foreign land, exile."

Example Sentences for wretch

Often he cursed himself as a wretch for paining that pure and noble heart.

While my brother and sister Mr. Solmes'd him, and Sirr'd—yet such a wretch!

As to that wretch's perseverance, those only, who know not the man, will wonder at it.

"You may have known me as Ahmed Antoun," said the wretch, not dreaming of that slip he had made.

I wonder not that the wretch is said to love you the better for it.

What a wretch must I be, if, for one moment only, I could lend an ear to such a proposal as this!

I know that this wretch will, if he can, be his own judge, and mine too.

Wretch that I was to harbour that detestable idea for a moment!

She was a wretch, and he this time thought himself for ever cured of his passion.

Scott Gholson was the only one of us who could give that wretch that title.

wretch

Synonyms for wretch

malefactor

miscreant

outcast

outcasts

rascal

wretch

Synonyms for wretch

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