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.