poverty-stricken

/pˈɒvətistɹˈɪkən/

/pˈɑːvɚɾistɹˈɪkən/

poverty-stricken

suffering from extreme deprivation

synonyms : destitute

Examples

1. They targeted poverty-stricken farmers, or even innocent travelers, and forced them into labor on their massive estates.

2. Before, Archie was nothing more than a runaway poverty-stricken teenager from Greece.

3. Roberts came from a time when freedom and opportunity were minimal, especially for the poverty-stricken.

4. The store had served as a hub for the artist to sell his own merchandise, and it brought more jobs to the poverty-stricken community.