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Destitution vs Impoverishment - What's the difference?

destitution | impoverishment | Related terms |

Destitution is a related term of impoverishment.


As nouns the difference between destitution and impoverishment

is that destitution is (obsolete) the action of deserting or abandoning while impoverishment is the action of impoverishing someone.

destitution

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) The action of deserting or abandoning.
  • Discharge from office; dismissal.
  • The condition of lacking something.
  • * 1906 , ‘Mark Twain’, in The Bible According to Mark Twain , 1996, p. 330:
    • He requires of his fellow man obedience to a very creditable code of morals, but he observes without shame or disapproval his God's utter destitution of morals.
  • An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.
  • * 2009 , Rahila Gupta, The Guardian , 4 Aug 2009:
    • Destitution forces many asylum seekers to end up working for extremely low wages in catering, cleaning and construction, for example, without any protection against unscrupulous employers.

    Related terms

    * destitute

    impoverishment

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The action of impoverishing someone.
  • The state of being impoverished.

    • Synonyms

    * immiseration