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destitution

[ des-ti-too-shuhn, -tyoo- ]

noun

  1. lack of the means of subsistence; utter poverty.

    Antonyms: ,

  2. deprivation, lack, or absence.


destitution

/ ËŒ»åÉ›²õ³Ùɪˈ³ÙÂá³ÜËʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. the state of being destitute; utter poverty
  2. rare.
    lack or deficiency
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of destitution1

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin »åŧ²õ³Ù¾±³ÙÅ«³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of »åŧ²õ³Ù¾±³ÙÅ«³Ù¾±Å ) an abandoning, equivalent to »åŧ²õ³Ù¾±³ÙÅ«³Ù ( us ) ( destitute ) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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Example Sentences

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“EPA needs to pursue commonsense regulation to Power the Great American Comeback, not continue down the last administration’s path of destruction and destitution,†the agency’s top administrator, Lee Zeldin, said in a statement last week.

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"Ultimately, if you're charging patients and pushing them more into ill health and into destitution, the costs from any perspective will be greater in the long run."

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No provisions for the poor were to be provided, for destitution was demanded to drive inferior people to productivity.

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"We all know his story and his message. These acts profoundly change the way we regard this man, who was known above all for his struggle against poverty, destitution and exclusion."

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Refugee Council chief executive Enver Solomon said asking people to find a job and housing within 28 days was "unrealistic" and "means destitution and homelessness is too often inevitable".

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What are other ways to say destitution?

Destitution is utter poverty or the lack of the means of subsistence. How does this noun compare to synonyms poverty and indigence? Learn more on .

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