impoverishment
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impoverishment
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From Anglo-Norman empoverissement, from the Old French verb empoverir. By surface analysis, impoverish + -ment.
noun impoverishments
- The action of impoverishing someone.
- The state of being impoverished.
Similar: immiseration
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noun action of impoverishing someone
| Română | sărăcire |
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noun state of being impoverished
| Français | appauvrissement |
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| Deutsch | Verarmung |
| Italiano | impoverimento |
| Ελληνικά | εξαθλίωση exathlíosi |
| Русский | обедне́ние obednénije, обнища́ние obniščánije |
Talk about this word "impoverishment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/impoverishment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. impoverishment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/impoverishment "impoverishment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/impoverishment.Cite this
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