impoverishment

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noun

The action of impoverishing someone.

Similar
immiserationpovertypoornesspauperizationpauperisation
OriginAnglo-Norman empoverissement →
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Meanings

nounimpoverishment (usually uncountable, plural impoverishments)

plural impoverishments

  1. uncountableusuallyThe action of impoverishing someone.
  2. uncountableusuallyThe state of being impoverished.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
immiseration

nounthe state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

Similar
povertypoorness
Broader
financial condition

nounthe act of making someone poor

Similar
pauperizationpauperisation
Broader
privationdeprivation
Also see
moneylessnesspauperizationpoornesspoverty

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normanempoverissement
  2. Englishimpoverishment

From Anglo-Norman empoverissement, from the Old French verb empoverir. By surface analysis, impoverish + -ment.

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Translations

Catalan empobriment, empobriment
  • empobrimentaction of impoverishing someone
  • empobrimentstate of being impoverished
French appauvrissement
  • appauvrissementstate of being impoverished
German Verarmung
  • Verarmungstate of being impoverished
Greek εξαθλίωση
  • εξαθλίωση (exathlíosi)state of being impoverished
Hungarian elszegényítés, elszegényedés
  • elszegényítésaction of impoverishing someone
  • elszegényedésstate of being impoverished
Italian impoverimento
  • impoverimentostate of being impoverished
Māori whakapōharatanga, pōharatanga
  • whakapōharatangaaction of impoverishing someone
  • pōharatangastate of being impoverished
Polish zubażanie, zubożenie
  • zubażanieaction of impoverishing someone
  • zubożeniestate of being impoverished
Romanian sărăcire
  • sărăcireaction of impoverishing someone
Russian обедне́ние, обнища́ние
  • обедне́ние (obednénije)state of being impoverished
  • обнища́ние (obniščánije)state of being impoverished
Ukrainian збідні́ння, зубо́жіння
  • збідні́ння (zbidnínnja)state of being impoverished
  • зубо́жіння (zubóžinnja)state of being impoverished
Cite this entry
APA

impoverishment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impoverishment

MLA

“impoverishment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impoverishment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impoverishment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impoverishment.

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