destitute
3
7.0
- adjective
- /ˈdɛstəˌtut/
:
carente de
- I wasn't destitute, but I was emotionally done.
I wasn't destitute, but I was emotionally done.
- I wasn't destitute, but I was emotionally done.
Examples
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Most of them are destitute on any given day.
Fiction book (1991) -
When did his soul become so destitute?
Fiction book (2001) -
Your poor, negative, destitute mindset is extreme.
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Well, there have been rumblings that the kingdom is close to destitute.
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On vacation, toward the end of the book, he remains so nervous and cowardly that the newly destitute Ostap finds it easy to relieve him of yet another sum of money.
Academic text (1999) -
Many families in the area are destitute and struggle to access basic necessities like food and shelter.
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The sudden loss of her job left her feeling destitute and without any means to support herself.
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After the disaster, countless people were found living destitute in makeshift shelters without adequate resources.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having little money or possessions
237
1.8
Having no money
52
5.5
Completely without something that is usual or expected
50
6.2
People or places that have very little money and few things they need
43
1.5
Without enough food, clothes, or a home and often gets help from others
35
4.3
Not having enough of something needed
24
4.3
Having no money
22
8.7
Very poor and without enough money for basic needs
21
3.9
Not having basic things like enough food, a safe home, or clean water
19
7.5
Feeling very sad and alone because someone you love or something important is missing
11
5.3
Having no useful ideas or emotion
9
5.1
Very poor and needing help to live
3
7.9
Very poor and without money, a job, or a home
2
2.2
Completely lacking a usual quality or feature
1
8.6
Having no money at all
1
9.9
Very poor and unable to pay for basic needs
1
9.3
With no money at all
Poor and without enough food, money or shelter
Having almost no money or things
Very poor and living with almost no money
People who lose their home, land, or property because others force them out
Having very few natural things like water or minerals
Having no money to pay for things
Not having enough of something needed to do well
Antonyms
How Lacking
Surface Forms
Morphology
destitute = de + stitute
Although historically analyzable as Latin de- + stituere, the parts are not productive English morphemes for learners, so the meaning 'completely lacking' is not transparently derived from the components.
Etymology
Destitute also kept the simple idea of being 'left without' from its roots de- 'away' and stituere 'to set or stand'. That is why we can use destitute to say something is completely lacking, as in 'destitute of hope' or 'destitute of evidence'.