predestitution

noun

lack of the means of subsistence; utter poverty.

deprivation, lack, or absence.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin dēstitūtiōn- (stem of dēstitūtiō) an abandoning, equivalent to dēstitūt(us) (see destitute) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

pre·des·ti·tu·tion, noun

Antonyms
1. affluence.

Synonym Study
1. See poverty.

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destitution (ˌdɛstɪˈtjuːʃən)

—n
1.	the state of being destitute; utter poverty
2.	rare lack or deficiency

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