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BNC: 24893 COCA: 27882

— destitution

/ˌdɛstəˈtuːʃən/ Brit /ˌdɛstəˈtjuːʃən/ noun [noncount]
destitute
BNC: 24893 COCA: 27882

destitution

noun

des·​ti·​tu·​tion ˌde-stə-ˈtü-shən How to pronounce destitution (audio)
-ˈtyü-
: the state of being destitute
especially : such extreme want as threatens life unless relieved

Synonyms

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poverty, indigence, penury, want, destitution mean the state of one with insufficient resources.

poverty may cover a range from extreme want of necessities to an absence of material comforts.

the extreme poverty of the slum dwellers

indigence implies seriously straitened circumstances.

the indigence of her years as a graduate student

penury suggests a cramping or oppressive lack of money.

a catastrophic illness that condemned them to years of penury

want and destitution imply extreme poverty that threatens life itself through starvation or exposure.

lived in a perpetual state of want
the widespread destitution in countries beset by famine

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

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of destitution was in the 15th century
BNC: 24893 COCA: 27882

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