destitution

noun

des·ti·tu·tion ˌde-stə-ˈtü-shən How to pronounce destitution (audio)

-ˈtyü-

: the state of being destitute

especially : such extreme want as threatens life unless relieved

Example Sentences

widespread destitution in Third World countries

Recent Examples on the Web The welfare rolls declined precipitously – from 5.1 million families in 1994 to just over 2 million in 2000 – but, as Child Trends shows, destitution was not the result.

Oren Cass, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022 Of safety, as destitution fuels a crime wave even as terrorist attacks — though reduced — continue to kill and maim.

Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 The loss plunged Fatima, her five siblings, and her mother – now a single housewife – into grief and destitution.

Innocent Eteng, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2022 While there are few reports of violent retribution against returning families, many describe lives of destitution and ostracism.

Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 5 July 2022 At sixty, Casanova was forced by destitution to accept a modest sinecure as the librarian of a castle in Bohemia, owned by a noble admirer who was rarely in residence.

Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 No matter the utter destitution of their subjects, politicians and those close to politicians will always eat, and eat well.

John Tamny, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 However, the last two years have clearly pushed a lot more people into harsh destitution.

David Meyer, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2022 Shelter is an issue impacting many people, from those on the brink of destitution to a whole generation of younger Californians for whom homeownership appears increasingly out of reach.

Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2022 See More

destitution

noun

as in poverty

the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions widespread destitution in Third World countries

Synonyms & Similar Words

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poverty
misery
penury
impoverishment
beggary
indigence
necessity
pauperism
neediness
impecuniosity
poorness
deprivation
impecuniousness
penuriousness
wretchedness
bankruptcy
destituteness
privation
need
exigency
emergency
woe
insolvency
gutter
want
austerity
rainy day
pinching
straitening
belt-tightening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

affluence
opulence
wealth
prosperity
richness
luxury
wealthiness

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of destitution are indigence, penury, poverty, and want. While all these words mean "the state of one with insufficient resources," want and destitution imply extreme poverty that threatens life itself through starvation or exposure.

lived in a perpetual state of want

the widespread destitution in countries beset by famine

While the synonyms indigence and destitution are close in meaning, indigence implies seriously straitened circumstances.

the indigence of her years as a graduate student

The meanings of penury and destitution largely overlap; however, penury suggests a cramping or oppressive lack of money.

a catastrophic illness that condemned them to years of penury

The synonyms poverty and destitution are sometimes interchangeable, but poverty may cover a range from extreme want of necessities to an absence of material comforts.

the extreme poverty of the slum dwellers

单词	destitution
释义	destitution noun des·ti·tu·tion ˌde-stə-ˈtü-shən -ˈtyü- : the state of being destitute especially : such extreme want as threatens life unless relieved Synonyms beggary destituteness impecuniosity impecuniousness impoverishment indigence necessity need neediness pauperism penuriousness penury poorness poverty want See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences widespread destitution in Third World countries Recent Examples on the Web The welfare rolls declined precipitously – from 5.1 million families in 1994 to just over 2 million in 2000 – but, as Child Trends shows, destitution was not the result. Oren Cass, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022 Of safety, as destitution fuels a crime wave even as terrorist attacks — though reduced — continue to kill and maim. Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 The loss plunged Fatima, her five siblings, and her mother – now a single housewife – into grief and destitution. Innocent Eteng, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2022 While there are few reports of violent retribution against returning families, many describe lives of destitution and ostracism. Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 5 July 2022 At sixty, Casanova was forced by destitution to accept a modest sinecure as the librarian of a castle in Bohemia, owned by a noble admirer who was rarely in residence. Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 No matter the utter destitution of their subjects, politicians and those close to politicians will always eat, and eat well. John Tamny, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 However, the last two years have clearly pushed a lot more people into harsh destitution. David Meyer, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2022 Shelter is an issue impacting many people, from those on the brink of destitution to a whole generation of younger Californians for whom homeownership appears increasingly out of reach. Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition destitution noun des·ti·tu·tion ˌde-stə-ˈtü-shən -ˈtyü- : the condition of being very poor destitution noun as in poverty the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions widespread destitution in Third World countries Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance poverty misery penury impoverishment beggary indigence necessity pauperism neediness impecuniosity poorness deprivation impecuniousness penuriousness wretchedness bankruptcy destituteness privation need exigency emergency woe insolvency gutter want austerity rainy day pinching straitening belt-tightening Antonyms & Near Antonyms affluence opulence wealth prosperity richness luxury wealthiness See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of destitution are indigence, penury, poverty, and want. While all these words mean "the state of one with insufficient resources," want and destitution imply extreme poverty that threatens life itself through starvation or exposure. lived in a perpetual state of want the widespread destitution in countries beset by famine While the synonyms indigence and destitution are close in meaning, indigence implies seriously straitened circumstances. the indigence of her years as a graduate student The meanings of penury and destitution largely overlap; however, penury suggests a cramping or oppressive lack of money. a catastrophic illness that condemned them to years of penury The synonyms poverty and destitution are sometimes interchangeable, but poverty may cover a range from extreme want of necessities to an absence of material comforts. the extreme poverty of the slum dwellers
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