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English noun: indigence

1. indigence (state) a state of extreme poverty or destitution


SamplesTheir indigence appalled him.
A general state of need exists among the homeless.


Synonymsneed, pauperism, pauperization, penury


Broader (hypernym)impoverishment, poorness, poverty


Narrower (hyponym)beggary, mendicancy, mendicity









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