Etymology

wretchedness

wretch·ed·ness
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Today it means: An unhappy state of mental or physical suffering. Full definition →

Middle English wrecchednesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwrecchednesse
  2. English todaywretchedness

From Middle English wrecchednesse; equivalent to wretched + -ness.

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