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des⋅ti⋅tu⋅tion

  [des-ti-too-shuhn, -tyoo-]
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–noun
1. lack of the means of subsistence; utter poverty.
2. deprivation, lack, or absence.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L dēstitūtiōn- (s. of dēstitūtiō) an abandoning, equiv. to dēstitūt(us) (see destitute ) + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms:
1. See poverty.

Antonyms:
1. affluence.
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des·ti·tu·tion   (děs'tĭ-tōō'shən, -tyōō'-)   
n.  
  1. Extreme want of resources or the means of subsistence; complete poverty.
  2. A deprivation or lack; a deficiency.
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Destitution

Des`ti*tu"tion\, n. [L. destitutio a forsaking.] The state of being deprived of anything; the state or condition of being destitute, needy, or without resources; deficiency; lack; extreme poverty; utter want; as, the inundation caused general destitution.
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