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How to pronounce wretch in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms poor devil
Type of victim
Type Words
Type of miscreant, reprobate

Examples of wretch

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Tom was touched, for he knew by his own experience how this wretch had suffered.
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Conversely, Fiennes is given the unenviable task of humanizing a wretch of a man.
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To then say how much support there is for the stadium makes me want to wretch.
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It was written about 1772 by John Newton, once a wretch if there ever was one.
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Wretch 32 was new act No 911, featuring in the column in November last year.
From the guardian.co.uk
Some number-haunted wretch has agonized over every yen and millimeter of these cars.
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Their intention is to turn you into a wretch but resisting made us stronger.
From the guardian.co.uk
Also, for an ink-stained wretch, he seemed awfully cozy with Laurie David.
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To this ink-stained wretch, the sport of horse racing has a familiar feel.
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  • Performs some wicked deed
  • Poor devil: someone you feel sorry for
  • (wretched) deplorable: of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"
  • (wretched) miserable: characterized by physical misery; "a wet miserable weekend"; "spent a wretched night on the floor"
  • (wretched) despicable: morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
  • (wretched) hapless: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a ...
  • Wretch is the first full-length album by Kyuss. It was released in September 1991, on Dali Records. Previously calling themselves Sons of Kyuss, they shortened their name prior to releasing this.
  • Wretch is a Taiwanese community web site; in Chinese, its name means Anonymous Lil' Site or Nameless Lil' Station. It is the most well-known blog community in Taiwan with thousands of users registered. Wretch provides free album, blog, and Bulletin Board System hosting services. ...
  • The Wretch is a comic book created by Phil Hester and published by Slave Labor Graphics. The series focuses on the creepy town of Glass City and its residents who are protected by a strange entity known only as the Wretch. ...