impoverishment

Definitions

The process or state of becoming poor or destitute.

The depletion or exhaustion of the quality, strength, or resources of something.

Examples

The rapid industrialization of the region led to the widespread impoverishment of local farmers.

Prolonged conflict has resulted in the severe economic impoverishment of the entire nation.

The study highlights how a lack of education contributes to the long-term impoverishment of marginalized communities.

Synonyms

destitution poverty penury indigence beggary deprivation insolvency

Antonyms

wealth affluence prosperity opulence riches abundance plenty