Definitions for wretchedness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wretch•edˈrɛtʃ ɪd(adj.)
very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; pitiable.
characterized by or attended with misery and sorrow; miserable.
despicable, contemptible, or mean:
a wretched miser.
pitiful or worthless; inferior:
a wretched job of sewing.
Origin of wretched:
1150–1200; ME wrecchede. See wretch , -ed3
wretch′ed•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
misery, wretchedness, miserableness(noun)
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
"the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"
wretchedness(noun)
the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant
"the wretchedness for which these prisons became known"; "the grey wretchedness of the rain"
wretchedness(noun)
the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry
"he has compiled a record second to none in its wretchedness"
Wiktionary
wretchedness(Noun)
An unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
wretchedness(Noun)
A state of prolonged misfortune, privation or anguish.
Webster Dictionary
Wretchedness(noun)
the quality or state of being wretched; utter misery
Wretchedness(noun)
a wretched object; anything despicably
Translations for wretchedness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ellendigheidAfrikaans
- تَعاسَه، بُؤْس، شَقاءArabic
- мизерияBulgarian
- misériaPortuguese (BR)
- ubohostCzech
- die Erbärmlichkeit, das ElendGerman
- elendighedDanish
- αθλιότηταGreek
- miseriaSpanish
- armetusEstonian
- ذلت؛ فلاکتFarsi
- kurjuusFinnish
- misèreFrench
- אוּמלָלוּתHebrew
- कमबख्तीHindi
- nesreća, jad, bijedaCroatian
- szerencsétlenség, boldogtalanságHungarian
- keadaan menyedihkanIndonesian
- eymdIcelandic
- miseriaItalian
- みじめさJapanese
- 불쌍함Korean
- nepasisekimasLithuanian
- nožēlojams stāvoklisLatvian
- kebedebahanMalay
- ellendigheidDutch
- elendighet, jammerlighetNorwegian
- niedola, nikczemnośćPolish
- ذلت؛ فلاکتPersian
- خواشيني، بې وزلى، غم، پسخاكPashto
- misériaPortuguese
- nefericireRomanian
- негодностьRussian
- úbohosťSlovak
- bednostSlovenian
- jadnostSerbian
- bedrövelse, eländeSwedish
- ความเคราะห์ร้ายThai
- sefaletTurkish
- 可憐Chinese (Trad.)
- нікчемністьUkrainian
- غمگینیUrdu
- tình trạng nghèo đói, tình trạng khốn khổVietnamese
- 可怜Chinese (Simp.)
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