destitution
🇬🇧 UK/.desti'tju:ʃәn/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
The state of being extremely poor and lacking basic necessities; severe poverty.
赤贫,穷困,一无所有
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.absolute destitution绝对贫困
- 2.live in destitution生活在贫困中
- 3.state of destitution贫困状态
Example Sentences
- 1.
The charity provided food and shelter to those living in destitution.