impoverished

• Descreve uma pessoa ou região que é muito pobre, que sofre com falta de dinheiro ou recursos.

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

1. Very poorB2formal

   Having very little money or resources; extremely poor.

   Muito pobre

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

   Sinônimosbrokedestituteimpecuniousindigentinsolventneedypennilesspoverty-stricken

   Antônimosaffluentopulentprosperousrichwealthy

2. Deprived of quality or richnessC1formal

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

   Empobrecido

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbarrendeficientdepleteddestitutedrainedexhaustedlackingmeagerpoorsparsesterilestripped

   Antônimosabundantreplete