About The Word Wretchedness
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Wretchedness
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What's The Definition Of Wretchedness?
[n] a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Wretchedness: misery Related Terms | Find terms related to Wretchedness: See Also | ill-being | living death | suffering | woe Wretchedness In Webster's Dictionary \Wretch"ed*ness\, n.
1. The quality or state of being wretched; utter misery.
--Sir W. Raleigh.
2. A wretched object; anything despicably. [Obs.]
Eat worms and such wretchedness. --Chaucer.
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