impoverishment

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman empoverissement, from the Old French verb empoverir. By surface analysis, impoverish +‎ -ment.

Noun

impoverishment (usually uncountable, plural impoverishments)

1. The action of impoverishing someone.
2. The state of being impoverished.

Synonyms

• immiseration

Translations

action of impoverishing someone

• Maori: whakapōharatanga
• Romanian: sărăcire (ro)

state of being impoverished

• Belarusian: абядненне n (abjadnjennje)
• German: Verarmung (de) f
• Greek: εξαθλίωση (el) (exathlíosi)
• Italian: impoverimento (it) m
• Maori: pōharatanga
• Ottoman Turkish: خراب (harab)
• Russian: обеднение (ru) (obednenije)

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Translations to be checked

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} verarming (nl)