wretchedness

Definition of Wretchedness in English :

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Noun

1. miserableness, misery, wretchedness

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

Example Sentences:
'the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable'

2. wretchedness

the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant

Example Sentences:
'the wretchedness for which these prisons became known'
'the grey wretchedness of the rain'

3. wretchedness

the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry

Example Sentences:
'he has compiled a record second to none in its wretchedness'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wretchedness

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adjective

1.

in poor or pitiful circumstances

2.

characterized by or causing misery

3.

despicable; base

4.

poor, inferior, or paltry

5. (prenominal)

(intensifier qualifying something undesirable)

a wretched nuisance

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adjective

1.

deeply distressed or unhappy; miserable; unfortunate

2.

characterized by or causing distress or misery; dismal

wretched slums

3.

poor in quality; very inferior

a wretched meal

4.

contemptible; despicable

Wretchedness

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adj. wretch·ed·er, wretch·ed·est

1. In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable: "the wretched prisoners huddling in the stinking cages" (George Orwell).

2. Characterized by or attended with misery or woe: a wretched life.

3. Of a poor or mean character; dismal: a wretched building.

4. Contemptible; despicable: wretched treatment of the patients.

5. Of very inferior quality: wretched prose.

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