убожество

Russian

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Etymology

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убо́гий (ubógij) +‎ -ество (-estvo)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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убо́жество (ubóžestvon inan (genitive убо́жества, nominative plural убо́жества, genitive plural убо́жеств)

  1. squalor, poverty, wretchedness, beggarliness
  2. (dated) mutilation, disability
  3. (derogatory, figurative) mediocrity, insignificance, poverty (e.g. of thought or ideas)

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