English noun: indigence | |||
1. | indigence (state) a state of extreme poverty or destitution | ||
Samples | Their indigence appalled him. A general state of need exists among the homeless. | ||
Synonyms | need, pauperism, pauperization, penury | ||
Broader (hypernym) | impoverishment, poorness, poverty | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | beggary, mendicancy, mendicity | ||