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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 | ||
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