wretchedness

Etymology

From Middle English wrecchednesse; equivalent to wretched + -ness.

noun

  1. 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
  2. A state of prolonged misfortune, privation, or anguish.

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