wretchedness
Syllables: wretch·ed·ness/ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪdnəs/
wretchedness noun: an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
Noun
wretchedness (usually uncountable, plural wretchednesses)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- misery, unhappiness, blueness, tristesse, mirthless, blues, crestfallenness, dejection, depression, despondency
- A state of prolonged misfortune, privation, or anguish.
wretchedness meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Sanskrit
wretchedness in Hindi
- wretchedness, poverty
- कार्पण्य kārpaṇya
- wretchedness, poverty, humility
- ग़ुरबत ġurbat
wretchedness in Tamil
- இளிவு, தீக்குணம், தீயபண்பு, பாழ், எவ்வம், அளி
wretchedness in Bengali
- দীর্ঘস্থায়ী দুর্ভাগ্য, বঞ্চনা, যাতনার একটি অবস্থা
wretchedness in Sanskrit
- wretchedness, misery, pitiable state
- दैन्य dainya
More languagesFewer languages
- wretchedness in Indonesian
- kenistaan
Synonyms of wretchedness
- misery
- unhappiness
- blueness
- tristesse
- mirthless
- blues
- crestfallenness
- dejection
- depression
- despondency
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Forms of wretchedness
| plural | wretchednesses |
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Origin of wretchedness
From Middle English wrecchednesse; equivalent to wretched + -ness.
Questions about wretchedness
- What does wretchedness mean?
- Wretchedness means an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
- What is wretchedness in Hindi?
- Wretchedness in Hindi is कार्पण्य (kārpaṇya), ग़ुरबत (ġurbat). See Wretchedness meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is wretchedness?
- Wretchedness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce wretchedness?
- Wretchedness is pronounced /ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪdnəs/.
- What is the plural of wretchedness?
- The plural of wretchedness is wretchednesses.
Words near wretchedness in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wretchedness (page history and authors); कार्पण्य (Hindi) (page history and authors); wretchedness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); wretchedness (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); दैन्य (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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