destitution en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /dɛstɪˈtuːʃən/ (General-American)
- /dɛstɪˈtʃuːʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /dɛstɪˈtjuːʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Old French destitution, from Latin dēstitūtiō (“abandoning”), from dēstituō.
Meanings
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The action of deserting or abandoning.
- (archaic, countable, uncountable) Discharge from office; dismissal.
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(countable, uncountable) The condition of lacking something.
He requires of his fellow man obedience to a very creditable code of morals, but he observes without shame or disapproval his God's utter destitution of morals.
1906, “Mark Twain”, in The Bible According to Mark Twain, published 1996, page 330:
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(countable, uncountable) An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.
Destitution forces many asylum seekers to end up working for extremely low wages in catering, cleaning and construction, for example, without any protection against unscrupulous employers.
2009 August 4, Rahila Gupta, The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| destitutions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (35)
pt indigência (extreme state of poverty) · ru нужда́ (extreme state of poverty) · sv armod (extreme state of poverty) · nv téʼéʼį́ (extreme state of poverty) · sw ufukara (extreme state of poverty) · hi कंगाली (extreme state of poverty) · pt destituição (condition of lacking something) · pt penúria (extreme state of poverty) · nl ontbering (condition of lacking something) · fi äärimmäinen köyhyys (extreme state of poverty) · fa فلاکت (extreme state of poverty) · es inopia (extreme state of poverty) · uk злидні (extreme state of poverty) · fr indigence (extreme state of poverty) · sco puirtith (extreme state of poverty) · hu mélyszegénység (extreme state of poverty) · gd airc (extreme state of poverty) · de Armut (extreme state of poverty) · ru нищета́ (extreme state of poverty) · ga díothacht (extreme state of poverty) · gd airc (condition of lacking something) · nl berooidheid (extreme state of poverty) · fi varattomuus (extreme state of poverty) · ota یوقسوللق (extreme state of poverty) · fr dénuement (condition of lacking something) · fi puute (condition of lacking something) · el ένδεια (extreme state of poverty) · es inopia (condition of lacking something) · bg мизерия (extreme state of poverty) · ca indigència (extreme state of poverty) · el απορία (extreme state of poverty) · mi tuakokatanga (extreme state of poverty) · ga díothacht (condition of lacking something) · nl armoede (extreme state of poverty) · uk вбогість (extreme state of poverty)