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wretchedness

wretc·hed·ness

UK/ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪdnəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

  • “the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable”
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Origin

From Middle English wrecchednesse; equivalent to wretched + -ness.

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