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Meanings of wretchedness in English

Catalan
desgràcia
Spanish
desgracia

A state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune.

        desgràcia
        Usage of wretchedness in English
        1
        He was wretched; and in his wretchedness his resolves became involuntarily weakened.
        The Parisians — Volume 03
        2
        All the rest of the day he would mope in silent wretchedness.
        Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine
        3
        But he who takes no part in it lives on in wretchedness.
        The Pharaoh and the Priest: An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt
        4
        They are alone; this is the secret of their wretchedness and impotence.
        Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian
        5
        But hunger and wretchedness rise superior to fears in the long run.
        The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete
        6
        Meanwhile, behind closed doors, all kinds of adult wretchedness is taking place.
        The Irish Times
        7
        The wretchedness and grimness of it all smote him to the heart.
        The Stillwater Tragedy
        8
        Such are the many, and the many make the wretchedness of earth.
        The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20,...
        9
        That was why I was here in rags and filth and wretchedness.
        The Jacket (The Star-Rover)
        10
        I therefore squatted down, in a state of the most abject wretchedness.
        Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Weste...
        11
        One day had wiped out all the wretchedness of the last year.
        The Coming of Bill
        12
        She stood for a moment shuddering at the wretchedness of the room.
        The Arena, Volume 4, No. 20, July, 1891
        13
        Look at the agony, and wretchedness and woe all over the land.
        Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest
        14
        Now it belongs to the developers; and the wretchedness of Abidjan encroaches.
        The masque of africa: glimpses of african belief
        15
        This mistake is the foundation of a world of wretchedness and ruin.
        Gala-Days
        16
        Evil of some kind is ever the cause of destitution and wretchedness.
        Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures
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        Spanish
        desgracia
        Wretchedness through the time
        Wretchedness across language varieties
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