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# wretchedness

noun (no plural)

«wretchedness» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Wretchedness is great misery, sadness or unhappiness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wretchedness/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, the state of sorrow and misery that a person falls into

### Examples

- She felt the wretchedness of being lost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wretchedness/#x1)
- He lived in wretchedness for years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wretchedness/#x2)
- The wretchedness of the poor family made everyone sad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wretchedness/#x3)
- Nothing for maths. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wretchedness/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

Moses says it in despair, when the burden of leading the people is too heavy for him.

**Interpretation.** The tradition sees in Moses' complaint how heavy leadership is. It also notes that God answers by giving him seventy elders to help.

### Examples

- And if Thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray Thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in Thy sight; and let me not look upon my wretchedness.' (Torah NUM.11.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wretchedness/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wretchedness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wretchedness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wretchedness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wretchedness.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «wretchedness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wretchedness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wretchedness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/wretchedness.html) on Mova free.