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English
Etymology
From Middle English wrecchednesse; equivalent to wretched + -ness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪdnəs/
- Hyphenation: wretch‧ed‧ness
Noun
wretchedness (usually uncountable, plural wretchednesses)
- An unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
- Synonyms: misery, unhappiness; see also Thesaurus:sadness
1811, Jane Austen, chapter 3, in Sense and Sensibility: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.
- A state of prolonged misfortune, privation, or anguish.
Translations
an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering