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wretchedness

noun

A state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

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Word Facts

Word length
12
Starts with
W
Ends with
S
Contains
RE
Scrabble score
21
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɹɛtʃɪdnəs

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. A state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

    “The misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable”

noun

  1. The character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant

    “The wretchedness for which these prisons became known”

noun

  1. The quality of being poor and inferior and sorry

    “He has compiled a record second to none in its wretchedness”

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Example Sentences

The misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable
The wretchedness for which these prisons became known
The grey wretchedness of the rain
He has compiled a record second to none in its wretchedness

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