Wretchedness
'wretchedness' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
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(Another definition for desolation that I've seen is " Misery, wretchedness".)
'wretchedness' is the definition.
(synonyms)
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(Other definitions for misery that I've seen before include "Great suffering" , "Feeling of great unhappiness" , "Wretched unhappiness" , "Torment" , "Mental distress or discomfort" .)
'wretchedness' is the definition.
(woe is a kind of wretchedness)
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(Other definitions for woe that I've seen before include "Tale content?" , "Archaic sorrow or grief" , "'Wednesday's child is full of ...'" , "Archaic sorrow or distress" , "Grief, misery" .)
'wretchedness' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
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(Other definitions for squalor that I've seen before include "Sordid, neglected state" , "Verdi's Egyptian opera" , "Sleaziness, mean poverty" , "Filthiness" , "Disgusting filth" .)