destitution
Translation
destitution, poverty, penury
Examples
They faced a life of destitution.
They faced a life of destitution.
The war caused widespread destitution.
The war caused widespread destitution.
Grammar Patterns
a state of destitution a state of extreme poverty He died in destitution.
Similar Words
Synonyms: poverty, penury, indigence; Antonyms: wealth, affluence
Etymology
From the adjective 'destitute' plus the suffix '-ion', which forms nouns indicating a state or condition.
Memory Tips
This is the state (-ion) of being 'destitute'. The '-tion' ending often signifies a state or action, like in 'action' or 'relation'.