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Noun: wretch  retch
  1. Someone you feel sorry for
    "The wretch lost his job and his home in the same week";
    - poor devil [informal]
     
  2. A despicable or contemptible person
    "The wretch committed a series of heinous crimes"

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Derived forms: wretches

Type of: miscreant, reprobate, victim

Encyclopedia: Wretch