impoverished

• Describe a una persona o zona que es muy pobre, que carece de dinero o recursos, o que ha sido reducida a la miseria.

Describes a person or area that is very poor, lacking money or resources.

1. Very poorB2formal

   Having very little money or resources; extremely poor.

   muy pobre

   • The impoverished family could barely afford food.
   • Many impoverished communities lack access to clean water.
   • He grew up in an impoverished neighborhood.

   Sinónimosbrokedestituteimpecuniousindigentinsolventneedypennilesspoverty-stricken

   Antónimosaffluentopulentprosperousrichwealthy

2. Deprived of quality or richnessC1formal

   Lacking in quality, vitality, or richness; made poor in a figurative sense.

   Empobrecido (figurado)

   • The soil was impoverished after years of overfarming.
   • The culture became impoverished under the oppressive regime.
   • His vocabulary was impoverished due to lack of reading.

   Sinónimosbarrendeficientdepleteddestitutedrainedexhaustedlackingmeagerpoorsparsesterilestripped

   Antónimosabundantreplete