Vocabulary
Impoverished
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of a person or area) made poor.
Urdu meaning
غریب، حاجت مند، مفلسی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- After several months ofaparchedbed,theIndusdeltagreeted a healthy flow of over 100,000 cusecs in July, which was welcomed by the impoverished fishing community.
- The fresh aggression against Yemen comes in the wake of several deadly American strikes targeting the impoverished Arab state.
- In one instance, the president/CEO of a bank in this impoverished nation took home an exgratia payment of Rs1.057bn and cash bonus of Rs163.6 million, in addition to fixed remuneration of Rs98.1m and in-kind benefits in 2024.
- The majority come from impoverished and marginalised backgrounds, and include Afghan refugees, minorities, and migrants.
- This article`s title could be referring to any of these millions of impoverished Pakistanis, and as a nation we ought to be doing better to help them.
Synonyms
poor, poverty-stricken, penniless, penurious, destitute, indigent, impecunious, needy
Curator example
“impoverished villages”
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