retched

Meanings

• adjective

  expressing disgust or loathing

  - "The smell of rotten eggs was retched."
  - "I couldn't eat the overcooked fish; it was retched."

• noun

  vomit

  - "After the roller coaster ride, I projectile vomited, and it was retched."
  - "The sick person's retched was a sight to behold."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with retched
wretched , fetched , detached , dispatched , matched

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Homophones

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1. retched (en) : expressing disgust or loathing
   

2. retched (en) : a large fishing net
   

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Variants

List of all variants of retched that leads to same result
retch , retched , retches , retching

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Etymology

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Old English rētchian, related to rete, 'intestine'; probably imitative.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'retched' is often used in a humorous or exaggerated way to describe situations that are merely unpleasant, rather than truly disgusting.

2. In medieval literature, 'retched' was used to describe the sound of a rooster crowing, which was believed to ward off evil spirits.

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Related Concepts

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1. disgust: A feeling of strong revulsion towards something.

2. loathing: A deep feeling of hatred or aversion.

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Culture

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The word 'retched' has been used extensively in literature and music to describe disgusting or loathsome situations, such as Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' and The Rolling Stones' 'Mother's Little Helper'.

How to Memorize "retched"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person making a disgusted face and wrinkling their nose in distaste. Visualize the texture and smell of something revolting to further solidify the meaning.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with strong negative emotions, such as disgust and loathing, and imagine yourself in a situation that would elicit those feelings.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the first letter of each definition: 'R' for 'expressing disgust or loathing' and 'V' for 'vomit'.

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