impoverishment
Meanings
Plural: impoverishments
Noun
- the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
- the act of making someone poor
- The action of impoverishing someone.
- The state of being impoverished.
Origin / Etymology
From Anglo-Norman empoverissement, from the Old French verb empoverir. By surface analysis, impoverish + -ment.
Synonyms
immiseration, pauperisation, pauperization, poorness, poverty
Antonyms
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