Definition of Pauperization

1. Noun. A state of extreme poverty or destitution. "A general state of need exists among the homeless"

Exact synonyms: Indigence, Need, Pauperism, Penury
Generic synonyms: Impoverishment, Poorness, Poverty
Specialized synonyms: Beggary, Mendicancy, Mendicity
Derivative terms: Indigent, Needy, Pauperize, Penurious

2. Noun. The act of making someone poor.
Exact synonyms: Impoverishment, Pauperisation
Generic synonyms: Deprivation, Privation
Derivative terms: Impoverish, Impoverish, Pauperise, Pauperize

Definition of Pauperization

1. n. The act or process of reducing to pauperism.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pauperization

paunched
paunches
paunchier
paunchiest
paunchiness
paunchinesses
paunching
paunchy
pauper
paupered
paupering
pauperisation
pauperise
pauperism
pauperisms
pauperization (current term)
pauperize
pauperized
pauperizes
pauperizing
paupers
paupiette
paupiettes
pauropoda
Pauropoda
pausal
pause
pause
paused
pauseful

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