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destitute
[des-ti-toot, -tyoot]
adjective
without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter.
Synonyms: , , , , ,Antonyms:deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often followed byof ).
destitute of children.
Synonyms:
verb (used with object)
to leave destitute.
destitute
/ ˈɛɪˌː /
adjective
lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished
completely lacking; deprived or bereft (of)
destitute of words
obsoleteabandoned or deserted
Other Word Forms
- destitutely adverb
- destituteness noun
- predestitute adjective
- undestitute adjective
- ˈپˌٳܳٱԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of destitute1
Word History and Origins
Origin of destitute1
Example Sentences
In it, he condemned “wealthy owners and all masters” who sought to profit off “the indigent and destitute.”
In fact, his language skills saved the 30-year-old from becoming destitute.
In Sudan, for example, the freeze in humanitarian assistance has led to the shuttering of over 1,100 communal kitchens set up to help those left destitute by the country's ongoing civil war.
It tells the story of a financially destitute man who signs up to be an "expendable" crew member on a dangerous mission to colonise an ice world.
The freezing of US humanitarian assistance has forced the closure of almost 80% of the emergency food kitchens set up to help people left destitute by Sudan's civil war, the BBC has learned.
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