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destitution

noun
/dɛstɪˈtuːʃən/US/dɛstɪˈtjuːʃən/UK

Etymology

From Old French destitution, from Latin dēstitūtiō (“abandoning”), from dēstituō.

  1. derived from dēstitūtiō — “abandoning”
  2. derived from destitution

Definitions

  1. The action of deserting or abandoning.

  2. Discharge from office

    Discharge from office; dismissal.

  3. The condition of lacking something.

    • He requires of his fellow man obedience to a very creditable code of morals, but he observes without shame or disapproval his God's utter destitution of morals.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources…

      An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.

      • Destitution forces many asylum seekers to end up working for extremely low wages in catering, cleaning and construction, for example, without any protection against unscrupulous employers.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at destitution. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at destitution. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at destitution

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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