destitute

Meaning

Synonyms

poor
A1
indigent
49k
impoverished
27k
needy
C2
poverty-stricken
miserable
B2
necessitous
free
A1
🆓
devoid
21k
broke
A2
penniless
C2
wretched
C1
helpless
C1
innocent
A2
😇
without
A1
barren
C2
beggarly
in need
pitiable
43k
impecunious
deprived
C2
wanting
B2
deficient
35k
scanty
moneyless

be poor

pathetic
B2
bankrupt
C1
deprive
C2
empty
B1
empty-handed
C2
lacking
C1
resourceless
homeless
B2
insolvent
insufficient
C2

being without

lay waste
limited
B2
meager
27k
meagre
41k
forsaken
C2
forlorn
28k
fall flat
need
A1
fallen
B1
orphaned
21k
abandoned
B2
pauper
21k
pauperized
Translations

indigent
pauvre
indigente
indigente
vide
nécessiteux
muhtaç

inops

orbus

notleidend
bedürftig

معدم

miséreux

indigent

فقير
Frequency

23k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɛstɪtjuːt/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
destitute
Inherited from Middle English
destituten
In summary

From Middle English destitute, destitut, from Latin dēstitūtus.

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