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squalor

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈskwɒlə(ɹ)/ / /ˈskwɑlɚ/

noun

Etymology: From the Latin squālor.

  1. Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty

    “The heterogenous indigent multitude, everywhere wearing nearly the same aspect of squalor.”

    “bring this sort of squalor among the upper classes”