DESTITUTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary During the global economic crisis many people were left destitute Poverty and destitution are widespread in the country They are half naked, and almost entirely destitute of the common necessities of life It is not surprising that their principal concern was with the high proportion of destitute pilgrims
Destitute - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Destitute essentially means not having something When you're destitute in the sense of being poor, you're technically " destitute of money " You can be destitute of other things as well If all your friends have abandoned you, you're " destitute of friends "
destitute - Wiktionary, the free dictionary destitute (third-person singular simple present destitutes, present participle destituting, simple past and past participle destituted) (transitive) To impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc
destitute - WordReference. com Dictionary of English deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often fol by of ): destitute of children to leave destitute des′ti•tute′ness, n 1 needy, poor, indigent, necessitous, penniless, impoverished 2 deficient 1 affluent Synonyms: impoverished, poverty-stricken, penniless, poor, homeless, more