destitute

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective poor enough to need help from others
  2. adjective completely wanting or lacking

Etymology

From Middle English destitute, destitut, from Latin dēstitūtus.

In classic literature

Synonyms

impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken

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