destitute

English

Etymology

From Latin dēstitūtus.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛstɪtjuːt/
(yod coalescence) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛstɪtʃuːt/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛstɪtuːt/
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Hyphenation: des‧ti‧tute

Adjective

destitute (not comparable)

Lacking something; devoid; especially lacking money; poor, impoverished, poverty-stricken.
- Bible, Psalm 141:8
  In thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:impoverished

Translations

lacking something; devoid; poor, impoverished, poverty-stricken

Arabic: معدم ‎‎
Catalan: indigent (ca) m, f
French: démuni (fr)
Georgian: ღარიბი (ka) (ɣaribi)
German: mittellos (de)
Irish: díothach, ainbhleitheach, dealbh (ga), dealúsach, díchairdiúil

Italian: destituito (it)
Korean: 결핍한 (gyeolpiphan)
Maori: rawakore, pākorehā, tuakoka
Romanian: indigent, lipsit (ro), nevoiaș (ro), sărac (ro)
Russian: бедный (ru) (bednyj), нищий (ru) (niščij)
Spanish: indigente (es), destituido (es)

Verb

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.

Latin

Adjective

dēstitūte

vocative masculine singular of dēstitūtus

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