wretch

Meanings

Noun

An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.
An unpleasant, annoying, worthless, or despicable person.
An exile.

Verb

Misspelling of retch

Origin

From Middle English wrecche, from Old English wreċċa, from Proto-Germanic *wrakjô, from Proto-Indo-European *wreg-. garçon.

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