wretch
wretch [wretch wretches] BrE [retʃ] NAmE [retʃ] noun
1. a person that you feel sympathy or pity for
•a poor wretch
2. (often humorous)an evil, unpleasant or annoying person
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.
Example Bank:
•The little wretches have splashed water all over the bathroom.
•The poor wretch has lost his mother.
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