n.
Poverty; neediness.
indigence
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noun
- The condition of being extremely poor: beggary, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, impoverishment, need, neediness, pennilessness, penuriousness, penury, poverty, privation, want. See rich/poor.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Synonyms: need, penury, beggary, pauperism, pauperization
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