illth

noun

ˈilth also -ltth

plural -s

1

: the condition of being economically unprosperous or miserable

the glaring disparity between the state's natural wealth and its human illth

—Christian Century

2

: something that produces or is symptomatic of illth

much of the goods on our shelves is wealth rather than illth

—Nation

Word History

Etymology

ill entry 1 + -th (as in wealth)

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