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indigence

/ˈɪndɪdʒəns/noun

उच्चारण इन्डिजन्स

दरिद्रता, निर्धनता, कंगाली

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noun
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    [U] formal

    the state of being very poor

    दरिद्रता, निर्धनता, कंगाली

    • The old poet died in indigence.
    • Many farmers were pushed into indigence by repeated crop failures.

    Synonyms poverty penury destitution want need

    Opposite affluence wealth prosperity opulence

◇Word family
indigent adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Do not confuse indigent (very poor) and indigenous (belonging naturally to a place).

Indigent (बहुत ग़रीब) और indigenous (किसी स्थान का मूल निवासी या वहीं का) को आपस में confuse न करें।