Slum and Wretched

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Slum noun - A district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions.

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Wretched and slum are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wretched" instead an adjective "Slum".

Wretched adjective - Extremely unsatisfactory.

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Slum and wretched are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Slum" instead an adjective "Wretched".

Nearby Words: wretch, wretchedly

Wretched Hive: District Zero, a crime ridden, escort filled slum in the Empire's capitol city.

Source: Anime / Pumpkin Scissors
Wretched Hive: The Anthill, Calyx's slum quarter, is the size of a small city.

Source: Literature / The Reynard Cycle
The slum, often a Wretched Hive inhabited by scum and poor people, and, in a Dystopia, it may be a ghetto for beings judged as "inferior" by whoever is in charge.

Source: Urban Segregation

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