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