Haiti is a nation that seems hopelessly impoverished.
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Impoverished
//ɪmˈpɑvəɹɪʃt//
Synonyms for "impoverished" (216 found)
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Related words (108)
Adjective(29 words)
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Adjective(4 words)
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6 entriesderived
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8 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 11 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- empobrit adj (Reduced to poverty)
French
2 entries- appauvri adj (Reduced to poverty)
- appauvri adj (Rendered poor in something)
German
1 entries- verarmt adj (Reduced to poverty)
Italian
1 entries- impoverito adj (Reduced to poverty)
Kazakh
2 entries- басынан бағы тайған adj (Reduced to poverty)
- кедейленген adj (Reduced to poverty)
Macedonian
1 entries- осиромашен adj (Reduced to poverty)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- utarmet adj (Reduced to poverty)
Portuguese
1 entries- empobrecido adj (Reduced to poverty)
Russian
2 entries- обедне́вший adj (Reduced to poverty)
- обнища́вший adj (Reduced to poverty)
Spanish
1 entries- empobrecido adj (Reduced to poverty)
Ukrainian
2 entries- збі́днений adj (Rendered poor in something)
- збідні́лий adj (Reduced to poverty)
Sample sentences
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For a long time, society was strongly hierarchical and unequal, primarily composed of peasants. The most backward, impoverished segment of the population, they were crushed by the weight of taxes, wars, and famines.
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The war lasting for years impoverished the country.
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As long as we consider only the growth of goods and ignore the growth of personal and community well-being, we will be impoverished by growth.
Source: tatoeba (6211500)
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