SQUALOR


Meaning of SQUALOR in English

/ ˈskwɒlə(r); NAmE ˈskwɑːl-/ noun

[ U ] dirty and unpleasant conditions :

the poverty and squalor of the slums

He had lost his job and was living in squalor .

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Latin , from squalere be dirty.

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