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单词 destitution
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destitution

(destɪtjuːʃən, US -tuː-)
uncountable noun
Destitution is the state of having no money or possessions.
[formal]
Synonyms: pennilessness, want, distress, dire straits More Synonyms of destitution

destitution in British English

(ˌdɛstɪˈtjuːʃən)
noun
1. 
the state of being destitute; utter poverty
2.  rare
lack or deficiency

destitution in American English

(ˌdɛstəˈtuʃən; ˌdɛstəˈtjuʃən)
noun
the state of being destitute; esp., abject poverty
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈpoverty
Word origin
ME destitucioun < L destitutio

Examples of 'destitution' in a sentence
destitution

The chasm between privilege and utter destitution made me uncomfortable.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The scenes of destitution and misery qualify the film's upbeat ending.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Instead, they have delivered poverty and destitution.
The Sun (2012)
But he added: 'The basic safety net to guarantee people would not be left in hunger or destitution has been torn apart.
The Sun (2014)
(noun) 
attempts made to relieve destitution
Synonyms
pennilessness
want
He said they were fighting for freedom from want.
distress
There was little support to help them in their distress.
dire straits
privation (formal)
They endured years of privation during the war.
penury
He was brought up in penury, without education.
neediness
beggary
indigence
pauperism
impecuniousness
utter poverty
Opposites
riches
,
plenty
,
wealth
,
luxury
,
prosperity
,
good fortune
,
affluence
,
life of luxury

Additional synonyms

in the sense of beggary
Synonyms
poverty,
want,
need,
bankruptcy,
destitution,
wretchedness,
vagrancy,
indigence,
pauperism
in the sense of distress
Definition
financial trouble
There was little support to help them in their distress.
Synonyms
need,
suffering,
trouble,
trial,
difficulties,
poverty,
misery,
hard times,
hardship,
straits,
misfortune,
adversity,
calamity,
affliction,
privation (formal),
destitution,
ill-fortune,
ill-luck,
indigence
in the sense of penury
Definition
extreme poverty
He was brought up in penury, without education.
Synonyms
poverty,
want,
need,
privation (formal),
destitution,
straitened circumstances,
beggary,
indigence,
pauperism

Nearby words of
destitution

  • destiny
  • destitute
  • destitute of
  • destitution
  • destroy
  • destruction
  • destructive

Synonyms of 'destitution'

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