he's a poor unfortunate wretch

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• wretch — noun 1) the wretches killed themselves Syn: poor creature, poor soul, poor thing, poor unfortunate; informal poor devil 2) I wouldn t trust the old wretch Syn: scoundrel, villain, ruffian, rogue, rascal, reprobate …   Thesaurus of popular words

• wretch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sufferer; beggar, outcast, pariah; knave, villain; rogue, rascal. See evildoer, discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An unfortunate being] Syn. unfortunate, poor creature, victim, sufferer. 2. [A… …   English dictionary for students

• wretch — [[t]re̱tʃ[/t]] wretches 1) N COUNT You can refer to someone as a wretch when you feel sorry for them because they are unhappy or unfortunate. [LITERARY] Before the poor wretch had time to speak, he was shot. 2) N COUNT (disapproval) You can refer …   English dictionary

• wretch — n 1. unfortunate, miserable or poor being or creature, poor devil, pilgarlic, sad case, Sl. sad sack, Chiefly Brit. Sl. poor bugger; victim, sufferer, prey, shorn lamb, martyr, scapegoat; outcast, misfit, pariah; ragamuffin, Sl. raggy,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• unfortunate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unlucky, hapless, ill fated, ill starred, star crossed, luckless, unsuccessful, abortive, disastrous, ruinous; short or out of luck, SOL, behind the eight ball, jinxed, hexed (all sl.). See… …   English dictionary for students

• Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam — The Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam (1784–1799) was a 15 year imprisonment of Mangalorean Catholics and other Christians at Seringapatam in the Indian region of Canara by Tipu Sultan, the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore …   Wikipedia

• casualties — fatalities, losses; dead, wounded, dead and wounded, missing in action. 2. victim, sufferer; unfortunate, poor unfortunate, wretch, miserable wretch, poor devil; loser, prey, fortune s fool. 3. accident, mishap, mischance, misfortune,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• sad sack — Synonyms and related words: Bowery bum, Milquetoast, baby, beachcomber, beggar, beggarly fellow, big baby, blighter, budmash, bum, bummer, caitiff, chicken, crybaby, derelict, devil, doormat, drifter, drunkard, dull tool, good for naught, good… …   Moby Thesaurus

• underprivileged — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. impoverished, deprived, depressed, downtrodden, unfortunate; un[der]developed. See adversity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. poor, indigent, disadvantaged, deprived, unfortunate, impoverished, needy,… …   English dictionary for students

• miserable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. wretched, forlorn, doleful; mean, contemptible, paltry. See unimportance. Ant., happy, wealthy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [In misery] Syn. distressed, afflicted, sickly, ill, wretched, sick, ailing …   English dictionary for students

• victim — Synonyms and related words: also ran, babe, beasts of venery, big game, boob, booby, butt, byword, byword of reproach, casualty, chump, cinch, credulous person, cull, defeatee, derision, duck, dupe, easy mark, easy pickings, fair game, fall guy,… …   Moby Thesaurus