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    poverty-stricken
    /ˈpɒvətɪˌstrɪk(ə)n/

    adjective

    • 1. extremely poor: "a poverty-stricken nation"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOVERTY-STRICKEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    A poverty-stricken person or place is suffering from the effects of being extremely poor: Some beggars are neither poverty-stricken nor homeless. There are few jobs for the peasants who have flooded into the cities from the poverty-stricken countryside in search of work. Synonyms. destitute. hard up informal. impecunious formal. impoverished formal

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › poverty-strickenPoverty-stricken Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of POVERTY-STRICKEN is very poor : destitute. How to use poverty-stricken in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › poverty-strickenPOVERTY-STRICKEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Poverty-stricken definition: suffering from poverty; extremely poor. See examples of POVERTY-STRICKEN used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPOVERTY-STRICKEN definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    A poverty-stricken person or place is suffering from the effects of being extremely poor: Some beggars are neither poverty-stricken nor homeless. There are few jobs for the peasants who have flooded into the cities from the poverty-stricken countryside in search of work. Synonyms. destitute. hard up informal. impecunious formal. impoverished formal

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'poverty-stricken' - Collins Online Dictionary

    Poverty-stricken people or places are extremely poor. ...a teacher of poverty-stricken kids. The Pope is visiting some of the most poverty-stricken areas of the city.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpoverty-stricken - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of poverty-stricken adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPOVERTY-STRICKEN definition | Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    POVERTY-STRICKEN meaning: A poverty-stricken area or person is very poor.. Learn more.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › poverty-strickenPoverty-stricken - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms |...

    IPA guide. Definitions of poverty-stricken. adjective. poor enough to need help from others. synonyms: destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy. poor. having little money or few possessions.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › poverty-strickenpoverty-stricken | meaning of poverty-stricken in Longman...

    poverty-stricken meaning, definition, what is poverty-stricken: extremely poor: Learn more.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › poverty-stricken_adjpoverty-stricken adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

    The earliest known use of the adjective poverty-stricken is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for poverty-stricken is from around 1786, in Proceedings Meeting held Theatre in Calcutta . poverty-stricken is formed within English, by compounding.