What does mean impoverished?
1 : reduced to poverty : poor an impoverished family/community. 2 : exhausted of richness or fertility impoverished soils. 3 of a fauna or flora : represented by few species or individuals.
What does poverty struck mean?
: very poor : destitute.
Is it OK to use the word impoverished?
Examples of impoverish in a Sentence The dictator enriched himself but impoverished his people. Poor farming practices impoverished the soil. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ‘impoverish.
Can a person be impoverished?
A person who lives on the street is impoverished, and a country may become impoverished after a devastating war. Impoverished comes from the Old French word povre, which means “poor,” and you can almost see the word poverty inside impoverished.
What is the best synonym for impoverished?
synonyms for impoverished
- barren.
- destitute.
- distressed.
- indigent.
- needy.
- poverty-stricken.
- strapped.
- bankrupt.
Is it deprived of or deprived from?
“He is deprived of his rights.” is correct, and would probably not often be used with “from.” However, “He was deprived from going,” could also be said.
What are poor neighborhoods called?
These neighborhoods are distressed, disadvantaged, marginalized, socially isolated, ghettos, at-risk, “racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty,” in HUD parlance.
What do you call a poverty-stricken area?
destitute. distressed. impoverished.
What does impoverished mean in the Bible?
Impoverished describes being really, really poor, either from having no money or being in bad health. Impoverished comes from the Old French word povre, which means “poor,” and you can almost see the word poverty inside impoverished.