poverty-stricken

English

Adjective

poverty-stricken (comparative more poverty-stricken, superlative most poverty-stricken)

Very poor.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:impoverished

The small village was poverty-stricken, with many families struggling to afford even basic necessities like food and water.

Translations

very poor

Chinese:
Mandarin: 貧困／贫困 (zh) (pínkùn), 貧窮／贫穷 (zh) (pínqióng), (literary) 窘促 (jiǒngcù)
Finnish: rutiköyhä (fi)
French: miséreux (fr)
German: armutsgefährdet (de)
Irish: ocrach
Maori: pākorehā, tuakoka, pakukore
Spanish: paupérrimo (es) m, pauperizado (es) m, desposeído (es) m, carenciado m, indigente (es)
Ukrainian: нужде́нний (nuždénnyj), злиде́нний (zlydénnyj)

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