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penúria — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • destitution noun The action of deserting or abandoning.
  • gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
  • lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
  • misery noun A state of deep unhappiness, suffering, or distress.
  • paucity noun A shortage of something, or a supply that is far smaller than is needed.

Senses

penúria 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.
  • gall (figurative, uncountable) Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.
  • lack A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
  • misery (Extreme) poverty.
  • paucity Fewness in number; too few.

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.

gall — full definition

  1. noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
  2. verb To irritate or annoy someone deeply.
  3. noun Bile, the bitter fluid produced by the liver.
  4. noun A sore patch on the skin caused by rubbing or chafing.
  5. noun A lump or growth on a plant, often caused by an insect laying eggs inside it.

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