destitute

adjective

/ˈdes.tɪ.tjuːt/

/-t̬ɪ.tuːt/

Definition

› without money, food, a home, or possessions: The floods left thousands of people destitute.Poverty and poor destitution

/ˌdes.tɪˈtjuː.ʃən/

/-ˈtuː-/ noun [U] › Destitution has become a major problem in the capital.Poverty and poor

(Definition of destitute adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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