1. the quality or state of being morally degraded or corrupt
2. the quality or state of being dirty, filthy, or wretched

Examples

• The sordidness of the political scandal shocked the public.
• She was appalled by the sordidness of the living conditions in the slum.
• The novel exposed the sordidness of life in the criminal underworld.
• The documentary revealed the sordidness behind the glamorous facade.
• He couldn’t escape the sordidness of his past mistakes.
• The sordidness of the abandoned building made it uninhabitable.
• Critics condemned the sordidness of the corrupt business practices.