wretchedness
noun/ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪdnəs/
Etymology From Middle English wrecchednesse; equivalent to wretched + -ness.
1
Usually 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:
2
Usually A state of prolonged misfortune, privation, or anguish.