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MISERABLENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
Example:
the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable
Synonyms:
miserableness; misery; wretchedness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("miserableness" is a kind of...):
ill-being (lack of prosperity or happiness or health)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "miserableness"):
concentration camp (a situation characterized by crowding and extremely harsh conditions)
living death (a state of constant misery)
suffering; woe (misery resulting from affliction)
Derivation:
miserable (characterized by physical misery)
miserable (deserving or inciting pity)
miserable (very unhappy; full of misery)
miserable (of very poor quality or condition)
