Rubbishness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being rubbish or worthless. uncountable

    "A Texan study earlier this year linked phone use and emotional instability, claiming that “incessant” checking acts as a pacifier, a distraction from the rubbishness of modern life."

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"A Texan study earlier this year linked phone use and emotional instability, claiming that “incessant” checking acts as a pacifier, a distraction from the rubbishness of modern life."

Etymology

From rubbish + -ness.

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