noun
- the quality or state of looking exhausted, worn, or gaunt, typically from stress, illness, or lack of sleep
Examples
- The haggardness in her face revealed the toll of months of caregiving.
- After the long illness, a certain haggardness remained in his appearance.
- The detective's haggardness suggested he had been working around the clock.
- Years of worry had etched haggardness into his features.
- She tried to hide the haggardness under her eyes with makeup.
- The refugee's haggardness spoke to the hardships of the journey.