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English 3 senses of the word wretchedness:
NOUNstatewretchedness, misery, miserablenessa state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
statewretchednessthe character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant
attributewretchednessthe quality of being poor / poor and inferior and sorry
Englishwretchedness: 3 senses noun 1, state
MeaningA state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune.
Example"the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"
Synonymsmisery, miserableness
Narrowerconcentration campA situation characterized by crowding / crowding and extremely harsh conditions
living deathA state of constant misery
suffering, woemisery resulting from affliction
Broaderill-beinglack of prosperity or happiness or health
Spanishdesdicha, desgracia
Catalandesgràcia, dissort
Adjectiveswretcheddeserving or inciting pity
wretchedvery unhappy
Englishwretchedness: 3 senses noun 2, state
MeaningThe character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant.
Examples
  • "the wretchedness for which these prisons became known"
  • "the grey wretchedness of the rain"
Broaderdiscomfort, uncomfortablenessThe state of being tense and feeling pain
Adjectiveswretchedcharacterized by physical misery
Englishwretchedness: 3 senses noun 3, attribute
MeaningThe quality of being poor / poor and inferior and sorry.
Example"he has compiled a record second to none in its wretchedness"
Broaderinferiority, low qualityAn inferior quality
Adjectiveswretchedof very poor quality or condition

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