惨状|さんじょうsanjou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundisastrous scene; terrible spectacle

• Related窮状きゅうじょうWrittenWritten register. Refers to life or business being in dire straits, as in 「窮状を訴える」; 「惨状」 stresses a scene too dreadful to look at.
• Related塗炭とたんWrittenWritten register with a strong idiomatic flavor. Extreme, bitter hardship, seen mostly in 「塗炭の苦しみ」.
• Related悲惨さNeutralNeutral. An abstract noun for the degree of misery; 「惨状」 is the dreadful state itself, whether a visible scene or a serious situation.
• Related惨めさNeutralNeutral. Covers pitiable, wretched feelings or circumstances, stressing personal humiliation; 「惨状」 stresses a horrific state of affairs.

Use 「惨状」 for a horrific scene, such as one left by a disaster or accident, or for any badly deteriorated state of affairs, as in 「財政の惨状」. For hardship in life or business choose 「窮状」; for the utmost suffering, 「塗炭の苦しみ」.

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1. 惨むごたらしい状態じょうたいや状況じょうきょう。