destitute
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/dˈɛstÉĒtjˌuːt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "destitute"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻĻāϰāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ, āĻ—āϰ⧀āĻŦ

extremely poor and lacking basic necessities
destitute definition and meaning
Formal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After losing his job, he became destitute and struggled to afford food and shelter.
āϚāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻāϰāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻ“ āφāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻŦāĻšāύ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

lacking essential non-material needs, such as support, love, or community

Formal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The divorce left her feeling destitute of love and support.
LanGeek
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ