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[n] a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable" |
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WRETCHEDNESS is a 12 letter word that starts with W. |
| | Synonyms: | | misery |
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| | See Also: | | ill-being, living death, suffering, woe |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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