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- lives of destitution [=poverty]贫困生活
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
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
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
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