impoverishment

• Substantivo que designa o estado de extrema pobreza ou o processo de empobrecimento de alguém, geralmente ligado à falta de dinheiro e de recursos materiais.

A noun referring to the state of being extremely poor or the process of making someone poor, often involving a lack of money and material resources.

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1. State of being poorB2formal

   The condition of having very little money or few material possessions.

   Estado de pobreza

   • The war led to the impoverishment of the entire region.
   • Generations of families have lived in impoverishment.
   • The report highlighted the growing impoverishment in rural areas.

   Sinônimosbeggarydestitutionindigenceneedpauperismpenurypovertyprivationwant

   Antônimosaffluenceopulenceprosperityrichnesswealth

2. Act of making poorB2formal

   The process or action of causing someone to become poor.

   Empobrecimento

   • The new tax policy resulted in the impoverishment of the middle class.
   • Unfair trade practices led to the impoverishment of local farmers.
   • The government's mismanagement caused the impoverishment of many citizens.

   Sinônimospauperisationpauperizationruination

   Antônimosendowmentenrichmentfunding