Worthlessness

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of lacking worth, of being valueless, useless or devoid of benefit. uncountable, usually

    "Kids these days far too often attribute low academic grades to feelings of worthlessness."

  2. 2
    having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful wordnet
  3. 3
    the quality of being without practical use wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
absurditybasenessbestialitybrutalitydespicablenessemptiness

Example

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"Your impertinent attempts at national self-humilitiation have the vagary of a demented maniac, provide you with no condescension but accumulate contempt in the eyes of others and your total worthlessness is congruentially equivallent to your repugnantly low grammatic skills."

Etymology

worthless + -ness

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