mendicancy

destitutions

ˌdɛstɪˈtʃuːʃn
ˌdɛstɪˈtjuːʃn

noun

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

the family faced eviction and destitution

dire poverty,extreme poverty,poverty,impoverishment,insolvency,penury,pennilessness,impecuniousness,privation,indigence,ruin,ruination,pauperdom,hardship,neediness,need,want,dire straits,deprivation,disadvantage,distress,financial distress,difficulties,life on the breadline,beggary,mendicancy,vagrancy

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destitution

ˌdɛstɪˈtʃuːʃn
ˌdɛstɪˈtjuːʃn

noun

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

the family faced eviction and destitution

dire poverty,extreme poverty,poverty,impoverishment,insolvency,penury,pennilessness,impecuniousness,privation,indigence,ruin,ruination,pauperdom,hardship,neediness,need,want,dire straits,deprivation,disadvantage,distress,financial distress,difficulties,life on the breadline,beggary,mendicancy,vagrancy

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beggary

/ˈbɛɡəri/

noun

A state of extreme poverty.

they have no benefits to stand between them and beggary

poverty,penury,destitution,ruin,ruination,indigence,impecuniousness,impoverishment,need,neediness,privation,want,hardship,distress,difficulties,dire straits,reduced circumstances,straitened circumstances,mendicancy,vagrancy

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