Definition of DESTITUTION

destitution

Meanings

Plural: destitutions

Noun

  • a state without friends or money or prospects
  • The action of deserting or abandoning.
  • Discharge from office; dismissal.
  • The condition of lacking something.
  • An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French destitution, from Latin dēstitūtiō (“abandoning”), from dēstituō.

Scrabble Score: 12

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Words With Friends Score: 14

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