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wretchedness - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'wretchedness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wretchedness [ n.]
- The quality or state of being wretched; utter misery.
- A wretched object; anything despicably.

Meaning of 'wretchedness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wretchedness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry
Example in sentence:
  • he has compiled a record second to none in its wretchedness
Meaning (2):
- the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant
Example in sentence:
  • the grey wretchedness of the rain;
  • the wretchedness for which these prisons became known
Meaning (3):
- a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
Example in sentence:
  • the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable

Nearby Words:

wreak wreaked wreaken wreaker wreakful wreaking wreakless wreath wreath-shell wreathe

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