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poverty-stricken

/ˈpɒv.ə.ti ˌstrɪk.ən/

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adjective

/ˈpɒv.ə.ti ˌstrɪk.ən/B2formal
  • ruОписывает человека или территорию, которые крайне бедны и лишены основных жизненных средств.

Describes a person or area that is extremely poor, lacking the basic necessities of life.

  1. Extremely poorB2formal

    Suffering from severe poverty, lacking basic necessities such as food, shelter, and clothing.

    ruКрайне бедный

    • The charity provides food and clothing to poverty-stricken families.
    • Many poverty-stricken regions lack access to clean water.
    • He grew up in a poverty-stricken neighborhood but worked hard to succeed.

    Synonymsdestituteimpecuniousimpoverishedindigentneedypenniless

    Antonymsaffluentprosperousrichwealthy

Forms
  • more poverty-stricken comparative form
  • most poverty-stricken superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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