destitution
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
destitution
- (obsolete) The action of deserting or abandoning.
- (now rare) Discharge from office; dismissal.
- The condition of lacking something.
- 1906, ‘Mark Twain’, in The Bible According to Mark Twain, 1996, p. 330:
- He requires of his fellow man obedience to a very creditable code of morals, but he observes without shame or disapproval his God's utter destitution of morals.
- 1906, ‘Mark Twain’, in The Bible According to Mark Twain, 1996, p. 330:
- An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.
- 2009, Rahila Gupta, The Guardian, 4 Aug 2009:
- Destitution forces many asylum seekers to end up working for extremely low wages in catering, cleaning and construction, for example, without any protection against unscrupulous employers.
- 2009, Rahila Gupta, The Guardian, 4 Aug 2009:
- French: dénuement
- Portuguese: destituição
- French: indigence
- German: Armut
- Portuguese: penúria, indigência
- Russian: нужда́
- Spanish: indigencia
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