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- Dictionarysqualor/ˈskwɒlə/
noun
- 1. the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect: "they lived in squalor and disease"
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The meaning of SQUALOR is the quality or state of being squalid. How to use squalor in a sentence.
Squalor is the condition of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, often because of lack of money. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Squalor is the condition of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, often because of lack of money. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see how it is translated in different languages.
Squalor is a noun that means very dirty, unpleasant conditions. It comes from Latin squalor, meaning foulness or filth. See synonyms, antonyms, examples and word origin of squalor.
squalor. noun. /ˈskwɒlə (r)/. /ˈskwɑːlər/. [uncountable] dirty and unpleasant conditions. the poverty and squalor of the slums. in squalor He had lost his job and was living in squalor. He was born in squalor next to the docks.
If something is extremely dirty, filthy, or just plain disgusting, it falls into the territory of the noun squalor. We’re not just talking about a messy room. We’re talking about a grimy dungeon filled with rats and roaches. Squalor comes from the Latin squalere, which means “to be filthy.”.
extremely dirty and unpleasant conditions: They were found living in absolute squalor. (Definition of squalor from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of squalor. in Chinese (Traditional) （通常因為缺錢而導致的）極度骯髒… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （通常因为缺钱而导致的）极度肮脏… See more. in Spanish. miseria, suciedad, mugre…
