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impoverished

/ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt/adjective

उच्चारण इम्पॉवरिश्ट

गरीब बना दिया गया, कंगाल, निर्धन

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adjective
  1. 1

    very poor; made poor

    गरीब बना दिया गया, कंगाल, निर्धन

    • impoverished farmers who had lost their land
    • The war left the country impoverished.
    • The famine left many families impoverished.
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    • Impoverished villagers walked miles for clean water.
    • He came from an impoverished background but studied hard.

    Synonyms poor destitute penniless

    Opposite wealthy rich affluent

  2. 2

    made worse in quality

    (गुणवत्ता में) घट गया, दरिद्र हो गया

    • impoverished soil that will grow nothing
    • Years of overfarming left the soil impoverished.
    • The impoverished land produced little grain.
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    • Constant use of chemicals left the soil impoverished.
    • The debate was impoverished by a lack of facts.

    Synonyms depleted exhausted

    Opposite enriched fertile

◇Word family
impoverish verbimpoverishment nounpoverty noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

poor destitute penniless depleted exhausted needy indigent

Antonyms

wealthy rich affluent enriched fertile prosperous

§Grammar and usage

The verb impoverish means to make poor; its noun poverty.

Verb impoverish का अर्थ 'गरीब बना देना' है; इसका noun poverty है।