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impoverishment

im·pov·er·ish
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [im-pov-er-ish, -pov-rish]
    • /ɪmˈpɒv ər ɪʃ, -ˈpɒv rɪʃ/
    • /ɪmˈpɒv.ər.ɪʃt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [im-pov-er-ish, -pov-rish]
    • /ɪmˈpɒv ər ɪʃ, -ˈpɒv rɪʃ/

Definitions of impoverishment word

  • verb with object impoverishment to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war. 1
  • verb with object impoverishment to make poor in quality, productiveness, etc.; exhaust the strength or richness of: Bad farming practices impoverished the soil. 1
  • noun impoverishment The action of impoverishing someone. 1
  • noun impoverishment making or becoming poor 1
  • noun impoverishment deprivation, depletion 1
  • uncountable noun impoverishment Impoverishment is the state or process of being impoverished. 0
See all 7 definitions of impoverishment

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Origin of impoverishment

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English empoverishen < Middle French empovriss- (long stem of empovrir), equivalent to em- em-1 + povre poor + -iss -ish2

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Parts of speech for Impoverishment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Impoverishment

impoverishment popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

impoverishment usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for impoverishment

noun impoverishment

  • hardship — a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship.
  • insolvency — the condition of being insolvent; bankruptcy.
  • privation — lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life: His life of privation began to affect his health.
  • famine — extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
  • depletion — a depleting or being depleted
All 64 Synonyms of impoverishment

Antonyms for impoverishment

noun impoverishment

  • advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
  • abundance — An abundance of something is a large quantity of it.
  • plenty — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.
  • sufficiency — the state or fact of being sufficient; adequacy.
  • fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
All 16 Antonyms of impoverishment

Top questions with impoverishment

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