destitution

== English == === Etymology === From Old French destitution, from Latin dēstitūtiō (“abandoning”), from dēstituō. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /dɛstɪˈtuːʃən/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɛstɪˈtjuːʃən/, /dɛstɪˈtʃuːʃən/ Rhymes: -uːʃən === Noun === destitution (countable and uncountable, plural destitutions) (obsolete) The action of deserting or abandoning. (now rare) Discharge from office; dismissal. The condition of lacking something. An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support. Synonym: indigence ==== Related terms ==== destitute ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin dēstitūtiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɛs.ti.ty.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === destitution f (plural destitutions) discharge, dismissal deposition (of a politician etc.) impeachment === Further reading === “destitution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012