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Armut — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • destitution noun The action of deserting or abandoning.
  • poverty noun The state of being poor; lacking enough money to meet basic needs.
  • privation noun The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.

Senses

Armut is used for these senses in English:

  • destitution An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.
  • privation The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.

destitution — full definition

  1. noun The action of deserting or abandoning.
  2. noun Discharge from office; dismissal.
  3. noun The condition of lacking something.
  4. noun An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.

poverty — full definition

  1. noun The state of being poor; lacking enough money to meet basic needs.
  2. noun A serious lack of something needed or valued.

Related German words