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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Destitution

/dĕs'-tət-o͞oshˌ-ən/ · Des·ti·tu·tion · IPA /dɛstɪˈtuːʃən/
01 n. The state of being deprived of anything; the state or condition of being destitute, needy, or without resources; deficiency; lack; extreme …
  1. 1.
    The state of being deprived of anything; the state or condition of being destitute, needy, or without resources; deficiency; lack; extreme poverty; utter want; as, the inundation caused general destitution.