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Definitions for Destitute
[1] without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter.
[2] deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often followed by of ): destitute of children.
[3] to leave destitute.
[4] lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished
[5] (postpositive foll by of ) completely lacking; deprived or bereft (of) destitute of words
[6] obsolete abandoned or deserted
Words related to Destitute
poor, strapped, poverty-stricken, penniless, needy, exhausted, insolvent, impoverished, indigent, bankrupt, bereft, deficient, drained, empty, flat, impecunious, lacking, penurious, stony, stripped
Words nearby Destitute
desterro, destination, destine, destined, destiny, destitute, destitution, destock, destool, destrier, destroy
Origin of Destitute
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dēstitūtus (past participle of dēstituere to abandon, deprive of support), equivalent to dē- de- + stit- place, put (combining form of statuere; see statute) + -ū- thematic vowel + -tus past participle suffix
Other words from Destitute
des·ti·tute·ly , adverb
des·ti·tute·ness , noun
pre·des·ti·tute , adjective
un·des·ti·tute , adjective
Word origin for Destitute
C14: from Latin dēstitūtus forsaken, from dēstituere to leave alone, from statuere to place
Synonyms for Destitute
bankrupt, exhausted, impoverished, indigent, insolvent, needy, penniless, poor, poverty-stricken, strapped, beggared, bereft, busted, dead broke, deficient, depleted, deprived of, devoid of, dirt poor, divested, drained, empty, flat, flat broke, impecunious, in need of, lacking, moneyless, necessitous, on the breadline, on the rocks, penurious, pinched, played out, stony, stripped, totaled, wiped out, without