wretchedness
noun/ˈretʃɪdnəs/
/ˈretʃɪdnəs/
[uncountable] (formal)- a feeling of being very ill or unhappy
- I have had periods of wretchedness in my life that I have kept hidden from the outside world.
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- extremely bad or unpleasant conditions
- The wretchedness and poverty they encountered made a deep impression.
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