wretch

3 definitions • 4 examples

a person who experiences something unpleasant:

a poor/miserable wretch

someone who is unpleasant or annoying:

Who trampled on my flowers? I bet it was those two little wretches who live next door.

You wretch! You promised you'd give me a lift.

someone who has suffered a lot and deserves sympathy:

The poor wretches had no chance to survive.