Definition of destitution

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Destitution (n.) The state of being deprived of anything; the state or condition of being destitute, needy, or without resources; deficiency; lack; extreme poverty; utter want; as, the inundation caused general destitution..

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Lack :: Lack (n.) Deficiency; want; need; destitution; failure; as, a lack of sufficient food..
Desolation :: Desolation (n.) The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness; destitution; gloominess.
Privation :: Privation (n.) The state of being deprived or destitute of something, especially of something required or desired; destitution; need; as, to undergo severe privations..
Famine :: Famine (n.) General scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions; destitution.
Destitution :: Destitution (n.) The state of being deprived of anything; the state or condition of being destitute, needy, or without resources; deficiency; lack; extreme poverty; utter want; as, the inundation caused general destitution..
Siccity :: Siccity (n.) Dryness; aridity; destitution of moisture.
Destituteness :: Destituteness (n.) Destitution.
Penury :: Penury (n.) Absence of resources; want; privation; indigence; extreme poverty; destitution.
Destitutely :: Destitutely (adv.) In destitution.
Black :: Black (n.) That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black..
Absence :: Absence (n.) Want; destitution; withdrawal.
Need :: Need (n.) Want of the means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
Without :: Without (prep.) Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of; independently of; exclusively of; with omission; as, without labor; without damage..
Exsanguinity :: Exsanguinity (n.) Privation or destitution of blood; -- opposed to plethora.
Solitude :: Solitude (a.) Remoteness from society; destitution of company; seclusion; -- said of places; as, the solitude of a wood..
Want :: Want (v. i.) To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
Want :: Want (v. i.) Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need..
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