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[ noun ] a state of extreme poverty or destitution

Synonyms

need pauperism penury beggary indigence

Examples

"their indigence appalled him" "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

Related terms

poverty beggar

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[ noun ] the act of making poor

Synonyms

pauperisation impoverishment

Related terms

privation impoverish beggar

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pauperisation

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