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Poverty-stricken (Adjective)

Meaning

Poor enough to need help from others.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • The poverty-stricken family had to rely on donations from their community to make ends meet.
  • Many poverty-stricken countries struggle to provide basic necessities like clean water and healthcare to their citizens.
  • The charity focused on providing aid to poverty-stricken families who were struggling to access basic necessities like food and shelter.
  • After losing her job, Sarah found herself poverty-stricken and had to turn to her friends and family for financial support.
  • The poverty-stricken neighborhood was plagued by high crime rates and a lack of access to quality education and job opportunities.

Synonyms

  • Indigent
  • Necessitous
  • Destitute
  • Impoverished
  • Needy
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