squalor
[ skwol-er, skwaw-ler ]
noun
the condition of being squalid; filth and misery.
Origin of squalor
1Other words for squalor
Opposites for squalor
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How to use squalor in a sentence
The noon-day sun beat down, eliciting abominable stenches and revealing, without compromise, the ugly squalors of the region.
Recollections | David Christie MurrayThe squalors of theatrical touring companies seem to be, and no doubt are, capable of indefinite exploitation by novelists.
British Dictionary definitions for squalor
squalor
/ (ˈskwɒlə) /
noun
the condition or quality of being squalid; disgusting dirt and filth
Origin of squalor
1C17: from Latin
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