The meaning of Wretches

Wretches – definition

noun
An unfortunate or unhappy person.
Usage examples:
Can the poor wretch's corpse tell us anything?
Synonims:
Poor creature Poor soul Poor thing Miserable creature Sad case Unfortunate Poor unfortunate Poor devil Poor beggar Poor bastard Poor bunny Sod Bugger

noun
Someone who has suffered a lot and deserves sympathy
Usage examples:
The poor wretches had no chance to survive.

Wretches translation into English

Wretches: translate from English into Chinese

可怜虫, 不幸的人

Wretches: translate from English into Dutch

Ellendelingen, Ellendeling, Schelm, Arme stakker

Wretches: translate from English into French

Misérables, Misérable, Malheureux, Scélérat, Pauvre, Gueux, Polisson, Salaud, Déchet, Cabot

Wretches: translate from English into German

Elende, Wicht, Schuft, Kreatur, Schlingel, Armer teufel, Biest, Gör, Blödmann

Wretches: translate from English into Hindi

धिक्कार है

Wretches: translate from English into Italian

Disgraziati, Miserabile, Sciagurato

Wretches: translate from English into Korean

비참한, 놈, 철면피, 가련한 사람

Wretches: translate from English into Russian

Негодяи, Негодяй, Негодник, Несчастный человек

Wretches: translate from English into Spanish

Desgraciados, Desgraciado, Infeliz

Word origin

Old English wrecca (also in the sense ‘banished person’), of West Germanic origin; related to German Recke ‘warrior, hero’, also to the verb wreak.

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Wretches – similar words

wretched

adjective
(of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.
Usage examples:
I felt so wretched because i thought i might never see you again

adjective
Unhappy or extremely sad
Usage examples:
He looked so ill and wretched as he spoke that he made me feel wretched myself., workers lived in w…

All meanings and translations of Wretched

wretch

noun
An unfortunate or unhappy person.
Usage examples:
Can the poor wretch's corpse tell us anything?

noun
Someone who has suffered a lot and deserves sympathy
Usage examples:
The poor wretches had no chance to survive.

All meanings and translations of Wretch

Wretches synonims

bugger

noun
Used as a term of abuse, typically for a man.
Usage examples:
I just hope you didn't hurt the poor bugger

verb
Cause serious harm or damage to.
Usage examples:
I'm all for living life to the full and bugger the consequences

exclamation
Used to express annoyance or anger.

All meanings and translations of Bugger

sod

noun
The surface of the ground, with the grass growing on it; turf.
Usage examples:
Underneath the sod was a layer of humus

verb
Cover with sods or pieces of turf.
Usage examples:
The stadium has been sodded

verb
Used to express one's anger or annoyance at someone or something.

All meanings and translations of Sod

unfortunate

adjective
Having or marked by bad fortune; unlucky.
Usage examples:
There'd been an unfortunate accident

noun
A person who suffers bad fortune.
Usage examples:
Those unfortunates whose lives are marred by poverty

All meanings and translations of Unfortunate

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