squalor
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of squalor
1615–25; < Latin squālor dirtiness, equivalent to squāl ( ēre ) to be dirty, encrusted + -or -or 1
Example Sentences
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A replacement has already sprung up, with tens of thousands of people tuning in for gritty videos of squalor and street life.
From Los Angeles Times
Social reformers saw only crowding and squalor, but black wealth was accruing through the ownership of property.
Dogs that were rescued from squalor are now fighting crime on the streets of Manchester.
From BBC
Regarding the “squalor and danger” at the facility, Subramanian acknowledged that “public outcry concerning these conditions has come from all corners,” according to the order.
From Los Angeles Times
“Maybe I wanted, somehow, to remove myself from that dirt and squalor and aspire to something.”
From Los Angeles Times
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