squalor

/skwɔ'liditi/ Cách viết khác : (squalidness) /'skwɔlidnis/ (squalor) /'skwɔlə/

Thân thiện

A family lives in a single room surrounded by squalor.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sordid dirtiness; filth: The state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, often due to neglect or poverty.
   • Wretchedness; misery: A condition of being extremely poor, degraded, or miserable.

Usage

• Squalor is an uncountable noun. It describes a state or condition, not a single object.
• It is often used in formal or literary contexts to describe environments of severe poverty and neglect.
• Common collocations include: .

Examples

• Noun:
  • The refugees were forced to live in squalor, without access to clean water or sanitation.
  • The documentary exposed the squalor of the city's neglected slums.
  • He was shocked by the squalor of the abandoned building.

Advanced Usage

• "To descend into squalor": to deteriorate into a state of extreme filth and poverty.
  • After the factory closed, the town slowly descended into squalor.
• "Squalor and deprivation": a phrase often used to emphasize both the physical filth and the lack of basic necessities.
  • The report detailed the squalor and deprivation faced by the homeless population.

Variants and Related Words

• Squalid (adj): extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
  • They lived in a squalid one-room apartment.
• Squalidly (adv): in a squalid manner.
  • The room was squalidly furnished.

Synonyms

• Filth: Disgusting dirt.
• Grime: Dirt ingrained on a surface.
• Sordidness: The quality of being dirty, squalid, or morally degraded.
• Wretchedness: The state of being extremely poor or unhappy.

Antonyms

• Cleanliness: The state of being clean.
• Purity: Freedom from contamination.
• Opulence: Great wealth or luxuriousness.

Idioms and Phrases

• "Poverty and squalor": A common pairing that links economic deprivation with its physical manifestations.
  • The charity aims to lift children out of poverty and squalor.
• "The squalor of the streets": A phrase used to describe the visible filth and decay in urban areas.
  • The artist's paintings often depicted the squalor of the streets.

Học thuật

Noun

1. sordid dirtiness

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sordidness
• squalidness