Associations to the word «Wretchedness»

Wiktionary

WRETCHEDNESS, noun. An unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
WRETCHEDNESS, noun. A state of prolonged misfortune, privation, or anguish.

Dictionary definition

WRETCHEDNESS, 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".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy