destitution

des·ti·tu·tion  (dst-tshn, -ty-)

n.

1. Extreme want of resources or the means of subsistence; complete poverty.

2. A deprivation or lack; a deficiency.

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destitution [ˌdɛstɪˈtjuːʃən]

n

1. (Social Welfare) the state of being destitute; utter poverty

2. Rare lack or deficiency

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

destitution - a state without friends or money or prospects impoverishment, poorness, poverty - the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

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destitution

noun pennilessness, want, distress, dire straits, privation, penury, neediness, beggary, indigence, pauperism, impecuniousness, utter poverty Equality will not relieve destitution but will spread it evenly.
riches, plenty, wealth, luxury, prosperity, good fortune, affluence, life of luxury

Translations

destitution [ˌdestɪˈtjuːʃən] N → indigencia f, miseria f

destitution [ˌdɛstɪˈtjuːʃ^ən] n → dénuement m, indigence f

destitution

n → (bittere) Not, Elend nt; (esp financial) → Mittellosigkeit f

destitution [ˌdɛstɪˈtjuːʃ/ən] n (frm) → indigenza