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poverty-stricken

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pov⋅er⋅ty-strick⋅en

  [pov-er-tee-strik-uhn]
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–adjective
suffering from poverty; extremely poor: poverty-stricken refugees.
Origin:
1795–1805
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pov·er·ty-strick·en   (pŏv'ər-tē-strĭk'ən)
adj.  Suffering from poverty; miserably poor. See Synonyms at poor.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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