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" (53 found)
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Related words (26)
gaudinessgriefheartacheheavy heartinfelicityjoylessnesslittlenesslownessmeannessmelancholiamelancholypainpettinessprostrationsadnesssmallnesssorrowsqualortormentunhappiness
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Noun(5 words)
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More general
13 entriesconditiondiscomfortemotional stateevaluative traitill-beinginferioritylow qualitymental statemoral qualityqualitative traitsocial illsocioeconomic conditionuncomfortableness
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7 entriesCollocations
5 entriesextreme wretchednessmoral wretchednesspervasive wretchednessstate of wretchednesswretchedness of poverty
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5 total sentences available.
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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