impoverishment | ||
1. | [ noun ] the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions | |
Synonyms: | poverty poorness | |
Related terms: | wealth financial_condition privation indigence impecuniousness destitution | |
2. | [ noun ] the act of making poor | |
Synonyms: | pauperisation pauperization | |
Related terms: | privation impoverish beggar | |
Similar spelling: |
impoverished |