impoverishment
pronunciation
How to pronounce impoverishment in British English:
UK [ɪm'pɒvərɪʃmənt]
How to pronounce impoverishment in American English:
US [ɪm'pɒvərɪʃmənt]
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- Noun:
- the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
- the act of making someone poor
Word Origin
- impoverishment (n.)
- 1550s; see impoverish + -ment.
Example
- 1. The syrian people have already been subjected to impoverishment .
- 2. Now stocks of octopus , lobsters , tuna and other fish in this part of the atlantic are dangerously low , contributing to the impoverishment of local fishermen .
- 3. The apparent acquiescence of most voters in their own relative impoverishment turns out to reflect shifts in underlying political attitudes .
- 4. The refusal to accept their impoverishment has resulted in their refusal to accept austerity measures .
- 5. If countries face year after weary year of debt deflation and depression , the euro risks becoming a detested symbol of impoverishment .