pauperism | ||
1. | [ noun ] a state of extreme poverty or destitution | |
Synonyms: | need beggary penury pauperization indigence | |
Examples: | "their indigence appalled him" "a general state of need exists among the homeless" |
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Related terms: | poverty beggar | |
Similar spelling: |
pauperise pauperize papers paper_rush papyrus paprika |