WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
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| ellende nw de, ont. | (rampzalige toestand) | misery n |
| | | trouble n |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
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| misery n | (feeling of unhappiness) | ellende, misère nw de, ont. |
| | (Belg.) | miserie nw de, ont. |
| | | ongeluk nw het, ont. |
| | Richard's friends threw him a party to distract him from his misery. |
| wretchedness n | (miserable state) | ellende, miserie nw de, ont. |
| | Frederick Douglass wrote about the wretchedness of slavery. |
| desolation n | (sorrow or grief) | verdriet nw het, ont. |
| | | ellende, droefenis nw de, ont. |
| | The new widow wailed in desolation. |
| woe n | often plural (difficulty) | rampspoed, ellende, tegenslag, tegenvaller nw de, ont. |
| | Jerry lost his job and he's had health problems; I'd say he's had more than his fair share of woes this year. |
| squalor n | uncountable, figurative (sordidness) | misère, ellende nw de, ont. |
| | She lived a life of squalor on the margins of society. |
| nastiness n | (unpleasant happenings) | ellende nw de, ont. |
| | The nastiness of the wedding reached a climax when the bride and mother-in-law got into a fight. |
| wretchedness n | (poor condition) | ellende, miserie nw de, ont. |
| | The wretchedness of the living conditions was a major cause of disease among the city's poor. |