Pauperism (Noun)

Meaning

A state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• Need
• Penury
• Pauperization
• Indigence

Hypernyms

• Impoverishment
• Poorness
• Poverty

Hyponyms

• Mendicity
• Mendicancy
• Beggary