indigence (n)
need#1 (n)
penury (n)
pauperism (n)
pauperization (n)

n14493716

type n
lex_filenum 26
def a state of extreme poverty or destitution
examples their indigence appalled him
a general state of need exists among the homeless
Outgoing links
Hypernym poverty, poorness, impoverishment
Derivationally related form pauperization → pauperize
Derivationally related form penury → penurious
Derivationally related form need → needy
Derivationally related form indigence → indigent
Hyponym beggary, mendicancy, mendicity
Incoming links
Derivationally related form needy → need
Derivationally related form indigent → indigence
Derivationally related form penurious → penury
Hyponym poverty, poorness, impoverishment
Hypernym beggary, mendicancy, mendicity
Derivationally related form pauperize → pauperization

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