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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDestitution
/ˌdɛs.tɪˈtjuː.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The state of being extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself.
"Many families were driven to absolute destitution by the economic collapse."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'destitutio', meaning an abandoning or forsaking, from 'destituere' (to forsake or leave alone). It entered Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, evolving to primarily describe the state of being extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Destitution" is said worldwide
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dénuement
Transliteration: denuement
"Cette famille vit dans un dénuement complet."
Entbehrung
Transliteration: Entbehrung
"Der Krieg führte zu bitterster Armut und Entbehrung."
indigenza
Transliteration: indigenza
"Molte persone vivono in condizioni di totale indigenza."
destitución
Transliteration: destitucion
"La crisis económica ha sumido a miles de personas en la destitución."
destituição
Transliteration: destituicao
"A extrema pobreza levou muitas famílias à destituição."
निधनता
Transliteration: nidhanata
"देश में अत्यधिक निधनता एक गंभीर समस्या है।"
赤贫
Transliteration: chìpín
"这场自然灾害使许多村民陷入了赤贫。"
극빈
Transliteration: geukbin
"그들은 극빈 상태에서 벗어나기 위해 애쓰고 있다."
極貧
Transliteration: gokuhin
"戦争によって多くの人々が極貧に陥った。"
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