He was a pitiable spectacle of neglect and wretchedness as he sat there on an upturned pail, eating his bread and cheese with fingers that, like his clothing, were grimed with paint and dirt.
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Wretchedness
//ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪdnəs//
Synonyms for "wretchedness" (71 found)
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7 translations across 5 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- miskinlik noun (an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering)
German
3 entries- Armseligkeit noun (an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering)
- Erbarmungswürdigkeit noun (an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering)
- Erbärmlichkeit noun (an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering)
Indonesian
1 entries- kenistaan noun (an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- شقا noun (an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Älent noun (an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering)
Sample sentences
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War is accompanied by wretchedness and sorrow.
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The very manner in which the greedy miser carried himself was mired in foul wretchedness.
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The wretchedness of war isn't enough to stop humanity from waging it.
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