Associations to the word «Destitution»

Wiktionary

DESTITUTION, noun. (obsolete) The action of deserting or abandoning.
DESTITUTION, noun. (now rare) Discharge from office; dismissal.
DESTITUTION, noun. The condition of lacking something.
DESTITUTION, noun. An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.

Dictionary definition

DESTITUTION, noun. A state without friends or money or prospects.

Wise words

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