OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 35529

destitution

/dɛstɪˈtuːʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
inopia
The condition of lacking something.
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.
indigencia • inopia
An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.
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 em…
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