destitution

Definitions

Noun of destitute: de- (down/away) + stit (st, 'set') = set down and abandoned. Destitution is the resulting state — utter poverty. See destitute.

Common Collocations

• 1.live in destitution生活在赤贫中
• 2.absolute destitution绝对贫困
• 3.state of destitution贫困状态

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The famine drove millions into destitution.

• 2.

  They lived in destitution after losing everything.