Squalid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

morally degraded; ; ; ; - Seattle Weekly; - James Joyce

foul and run-down and repulsive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skwˈɑːlɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/skwˈɒlɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skwˈɒlɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /skwˈɑːlɪd/.

Examples

a seedy district
the seamy side of life
sleazy characters hanging around casinos

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sleazy seedy flyblown sordid seamy

Parts of Speech

adjective	morally degraded; ; ; ; - Seattle Weekly; - James Joyce “a seedy district”
adjective	foul and run-down and repulsive “a flyblown bar on the edge of town”

Word Forms

sleaziness	noun	morally dishonorable
sordidness	noun	unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
squalidness	noun	sordid dirtiness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schäbig

moralisch degradiert; ; ; ; - Seattle Weekly; -James Joyce

🇫🇷French

sordide

moralement dégradé; ; ; ; - Seattle hebdomadaire ; -James Joyce

🇪🇸Spanish

miserable

moralmente degradado; ; ; ; - Seattle Semanal; -James Joyce

🇮🇹Italian

squallido

moralmente degradato; ; ; ; - Settimanale di Seattle; -James Joyce

🇳🇱Dutch

smerig

moreel gedegradeerd; ; ; ; - Seattle wekelijks; -James Joyce

🇵🇹Portuguese

esquálido

moralmente degradado; ; ; ; -Seattle Weekly; -James Joyce

🇷🇺Russian

убогий

морально деградировал; ; ; ; - Сиэтлский еженедельник; - Джеймс Джойс

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मलिन

नैतिक रूप से अपमानित; ; ; ; - सिएटल वीकली; -जेम्स जॉयस

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிவான

ஒழுக்கம் தாழ்ந்த; ; ; ; - சியாட்டில் வார இதழ்; - ஜேம்ஸ் ஜாய்ஸ்

🇮🇳Telugu

నీచమైన

నైతికంగా దిగజారింది; ; ; ; - సీటెల్ వీక్లీ; - జేమ్స్ జాయిస్

🇮🇳Marathi

क्षीण

नैतिकदृष्ट्या अध:पतन; ; ; ; - सिएटल साप्ताहिक; - जेम्स जॉयस

🇮🇳Gujarati

અયોગ્ય

નૈતિક રીતે અધોગતિ; ; ; ; - સિએટલ સાપ્તાહિક; - જેમ્સ જોયસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಳಕು

ನೈತಿಕವಾಗಿ ಅಧಃಪತನ; ; ; ; - ಸಿಯಾಟಲ್ ವೀಕ್ಲಿ; - ಜೇಮ್ಸ್ ಜಾಯ್ಸ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൃത്തികെട്ട

ധാർമികമായി അധഃപതിച്ചു; ; ; ; - സിയാറ്റിൽ വാരിക; - ജെയിംസ് ജോയ്സ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟੀਆ

ਨੈਤਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪਤਨ; ; ; ; - ਸੀਏਟਲ ਵੀਕਲੀ; - ਜੇਮਸ ਜੋਇਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھٹیا

اخلاقی طور پر گرا ہوا؛ ; ; ; - سیٹل ہفتہ وار؛ - جیمز جوائس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肮脏的

道德败坏； ; ; ; - 西雅图周刊； ——詹姆斯·乔伊斯

🇯🇵Japanese

汚い

道徳的に低下した。 ; ; ; - シアトルウィークリー; - ジェイムズ・ジョイス

🇰🇷Korean

누추한

도덕적으로 타락했습니다. ; ; ; - 시애틀 주간; - 제임스 조이스

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bẩn thỉu

suy thoái về mặt đạo đức; ; ; ; - Tuần báo Seattle; - James Joyce

🇹🇭Thai

สกปรก

ศีลธรรมเสื่อมถอย; ; ; ; - ซีแอตเทิลรายสัปดาห์; - เจมส์ จอยซ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kotor

terdegradasi secara moral; ; ; ; - Mingguan Seattle; -James Joyce

🇵🇭Filipino

kawawa

🇲🇾Malay

jahil

tercemar secara moral; ; ; ; - Mingguan Seattle; - James Joyce

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قذر

منحط أخلاقيا ; ; ; - سياتل ويكلي؛ - جيمس جويس

🇮🇷Persian

محقر

تحقیر شده اخلاقی؛ ; ; ; - هفته نامه سیاتل؛ - جیمز جویس

🇹🇷Turkish

bakımsız

ahlaki açıdan bozulmuş; ; ; ; - Seattle Haftalık; -James Joyce

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְטוּנָף

מושפל מוסרית; ; ; ; - Seattle Weekly; - ג'יימס ג'ויס

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