destitution

As a proper noun famine

is the personification of famine, often depicted riding a black horse.

As a noun destitution is

(obsolete) the action of deserting or abandoning.

As nouns the difference between destitution and pennilessness

is that destitution is (obsolete) the action of deserting or abandoning while pennilessness is the state or quality of being penniless.

Destitution is a related term of pennillessness.

Devastation is a related term of destitution.

As nouns the difference between devastation and destitution

is that devastation is devastation, destruction while destitution is (obsolete) the action of deserting or abandoning.

Destitution is a related term of gloom.

As nouns the difference between destitution and gloom

is that destitution is (obsolete) the action of deserting or abandoning while gloom is darkness, dimness or obscurity.

As a verb gloom is

to be dark or gloomy.

Destitution is a related term of lack.

As a noun destitution

is (obsolete) the action of deserting or abandoning.

As a verb lack is

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Destitution is a related term of failure.

As nouns the difference between destitution and failure

is that destitution is (obsolete) the action of deserting or abandoning while failure is state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.

As nouns the difference between destitution and poor

is that destitution is (obsolete) the action of deserting or abandoning while poor is (with "the") those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group.

As an adjective poor is

with little or no possessions or money.

As nouns the difference between destitution and homelessness

is that destitution is (obsolete) the action of deserting or abandoning while homelessness is the state of being homeless.

As nouns the difference between destitution and scarcity

is that destitution is (obsolete) the action of deserting or abandoning while scarcity is (uncountable) the condition of something being scarce or deficient.