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wretch

noun [C] (BAD PERSON)
 
 
/retʃ/ informal or humorous

Definition

someone who is unpleasant or annoying: Who's 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.Unpleasant people in generalUnpleasant men
(Definition of wretch noun (BAD PERSON) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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