Associations to the word «Destitution»
Noun
- Misery
- Famine
- Poverty
- Desolation
- Starvation
- Deprivation
- Distress
- Homelessness
- Idleness
- Hardship
- Loneliness
- Sickness
- Hunger
- Necessary
- Suffering
- Misfortune
- Calamity
- Generosity
- Unemployment
- Neglect
- Begging
- Relief
- Rag
- Sorrow
- Widow
- Wretch
- Verge
- Asylum
- Despair
- Wage
- Drought
- Degradation
- Subscription
- Beggar
- Oppression
- Offence
- Dependence
- Taxation
- Proceeds
- Sympathy
- Charity
- Prosperity
- Peasant
- Disposal
- Evil
- Wealth
- Necessity
- Grief
- Abundance
- Extent
- Crime
- Saving
- Prevention
- Million
- Expenditure
- Absence
- Gratitude
- Comfort
- Shame
- Clothing
- Condition
- Disease
- Depression
- Need
- Shelter
- Aid
- Affection
Adjective
Wiktionary
DESTITUTION, noun. (obsolete) The action of deserting or abandoning.
DESTITUTION, noun. (now rare) Discharge from office; dismissal.
DESTITUTION, noun. The condition of lacking something.
DESTITUTION, noun. An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.
Dictionary definition
DESTITUTION, noun. A state without friends or money or prospects.
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