poverty

• Substantiv, das den Zustand großer Armut bezeichnet, in dem jemand nicht über ausreichend Geld oder materielle Güter für den grundlegenden Lebensunterhalt verfügt. Es kann auch allgemeiner einen Mangel an etwas Notwendigem ausdrücken.

A noun referring to the state of being extremely poor, lacking sufficient money or material possessions to maintain a basic standard of living.

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1. State of being poorB1formal

   The condition of being extremely poor, lacking sufficient money or material possessions.

   Armut

   • Many families live in poverty in rural areas.
   • The government is working to reduce poverty.
   • He grew up in poverty but became successful later.

   Synonymedestitutionimpoverishmentindigenceinsolvencyneedpenurywant

   Antonymeabundanceaffluencefortuneopulenceplentyprosperitywealth

2. Scarcity or deficiencyB2formal

   A lack of something, such as quality, resources, or ideas.

   Mangel

   • There is a poverty of imagination in that proposal.
   • The region suffers from a poverty of natural resources.
   • Her writing shows a poverty of original thought.

   Synonymedearthdeficiencyinadequacyinsufficiencylackmeagernessneedpaucityscarcityshortagesparsenesswant

   Antonymeabundanceaffluenceplentyprofusionrichnesswealth