Destitution

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Extreme want of resources or the means of subsistence; complete poverty.
  • n. A deprivation or lack; a deficiency.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The action of deserting or abandoning.
  • n. Discharge from office; dismissal.
  • n. The condition of lacking something.
  • n. An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The state of being deprived of anything; the state or condition of being destitute, needy, or without resources; deficiency; lack; extreme poverty; utter want.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Deprivation; absence of anything desired.
  • n. Deprivation of office; dismissal; discharge. See destitute, v., 2.
  • n. Deprivation or absence of means; indigence; poverty; want.
  • n. Synonyms Indigence, Penury, etc. (see poverty); privation, distress.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a state without friends or money or prospects
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    deficiency    lack    absence    poverty   
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