destitution

noun

Poverty so extreme that one lacks the means to provide for oneself.

SYNONYMS

beggarydeprivationdifficultiesdire povertydire straitsdisadvantagedistressextreme povertyfinancial distresshardshipimpecuniousnessimpoverishmentindigenceinsolvencylife on the breadlinemendicancyneedneedinesspauperdompennilessnesspenurypovertyprivationruinruinationvagrancywant