nnoun.statethe state of having little or no money and few or no material possessionsSynset:poorness poverty
Antonyms:wealth
Derivationally Related Form:poor
Hypernyms:financial condition
Inherited Hypernyms:povertyfinancial conditionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:deprivationdestitutionimpecuniousnessindigenceneedneedinesspauperismpauperizationpennilessnesspenuriousnesspenuryprivationwant
Full Hyponyms:beggarydestitutionimpecuniousnessindigenceprivation
nnoun.actthe act of making someone poorSynset:pauperisation pauperization
Derivationally Related Form:pauperizepauperiseimpoverish
Hypernyms:deprivation privation
Inherited Hypernyms:pauperizationprivationsocial controlgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:pauperizationprivationsocial controlgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity