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destitution

/ˌdestɪˈtjuːʃn/noun

उच्चारण डेस्टिट्यूशन

घोर दरिद्रता, कंगाली, निर्धनता

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noun
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    [U] formal

    the state of having no money, food, home or possessions

    घोर दरिद्रता, कंगाली, निर्धनता

    • The floods left thousands of families in destitution.
    • Old-age pensions protect many elderly people from destitution.

    Synonyms poverty penury indigence want privation

    Opposite wealth affluence prosperity opulence

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destitute adjective