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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. a state without friends or money or prospects
  3. 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.
  4. The state of being deprived of anything; the state or conditionof being destitute, needy, or without resources; deficiency; lack;extreme poverty; utter want; as, the inundation caused generaldestitution.
  5. n:100 n. a state without friends or money or prospects