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Meaning of destitution

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

destitution

Pronunciation:/dɛstɪˈtjuːʃən//dɛstɪˈtuːʃən/

noun

Definitions

  1. The action of deserting or abandoning.

  2. Discharge from office; dismissal.

  3. The condition of lacking something.

  4. An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/destitution

Related words

deprivationprivationimpoverishmentdispossessiondismissalpoorpovertyindigence