destitution
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Example:Economic reforms aimed to reduce poverty and destitution among the underprivileged.
Definition:A state or condition characterized by the lack of the means of providing for one’s basic needs.
From poverty
Example:The community struggled with poverty and deprivation, a state of destitution and depravity.
Definition:Extreme or utter wickedness; a condition of being extremely evil; depraved.
From depravity
Example:The famine led to a state of privation, as people faced destitution and starvation.
Definition:A state or period of severe or unusual scarcity of a basic need or necessity; a lack of something essential, especially something a person needs to live.
From privation
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