Translation

哀れな人 / 惨めな人 / 不幸な人

Meaning

A wretch is a person who is very miserable, unfortunate, or pitiful. It sounds exactly like retch, the verb for trying to vomit, so spelling changes the meaning completely.

Examples

• その哀れな人は冬の間ずっと避難所を探していました。
  The poor wretch searched for shelter all winter.
• 小説では、彼は不幸な人として描かれています。
  In the novel, he is portrayed as a lonely wretch.