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[ paw-puh-riz-uhm ] / ˈpɔ pəˌrɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pauperism ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe state or condition of utter poverty. Origin of pauperismFirst recorded in 1805–15; pauper + -ism Words nearby pauperismPaumgartner, Paumotu Archipelago, paunch, paunchy, pauper, pauperism, pauperize, paupiette, Paur, pauraque, pauropod Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pauperismPersonal contact with the pauperism of large cities has sent this conviction home to many practical minds. The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall Hence, no pauperism to be compared with that of England; no plutocracy such as we have in America. Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum|James W. Sullivan And this, too, explains the apparent advantage which the South has over the North in the matter of pauperism and distress. Conflict of Northern and Southern Theories of Man and Society|Henry Ward Beecher In this way the path to pauperism was made so easy and agreeable that a large portion of the laboring classes drifted along it. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources|Daniel J. MacDonald
Words related to pauperismbankruptcy, debt, hardship, lack, famine, difficulty, scarcity, shortage, starvation, deficit, underdevelopment, loss, liquidation, disaster, insolvency, default, failure, privation, depletion, distress |