- the condition or quality of being squalid; disgusting dirt and filth
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squal•or /ˈskwɑlɚ, ˈskwɔlɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the condition of being squalid;
filth and misery:Some of the refugees were forced to live in squalor.
squal•or
(skwol′ər, skwô′lər),USA pronunciation n.
- the condition of being squalid;
filth and misery.
- Latin squālor dirtiness, equivalent. to squāl(ēre) to be dirty, encrusted + -or -or1
- 1615–25
- wretchedness.
- splendor.
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squalor /ˈskwɒlə/ n
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