wretchedness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪdnəs/
Etymology
From Middle English wrecchednesse; equivalent to wretched + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) An unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
She saw only that he was quiet and unobtrusive, and she liked him for it. He did not disturb the wretchedness of her mind by ill-timed conversation.
1811, Jane Austen, chapter 3, in Sense and Sensibility:
- (uncountable, usually) A state of prolonged misfortune, privation, or anguish.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wretchednesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
rue · sadness · infelicity · sorrowfulness · woefare · dejection · despondency · sorrow · woe · mishappiness · distress · undelight · misery · dolefulness · ruth · regret · mourn · grief · tristfulness · prosternation · heartsore · wretchedness · melancholy · mirthless · misery · crestfallenness · forlornness · blueness · drearihead · ill-being · tristesse · downheartedness · melancholia · depression · unhappiness · unhappiness · blues
Translations (7)
ota شقا (an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering) · pdt Älent (an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering) · az miskinlik (an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering) · de Armseligkeit (an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering) · de Erbarmungswürdigkeit (an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering) · id kenistaan (an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering) · de Erbärmlichkeit (an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering)