PAUPERISM Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

pauperism

noun

Definition of pauperism

as in poverty

the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions the banquet honored a philanthropist couple who spent their lives working to reduce pauperism in cities throughout the nation

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poverty

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The state persistently ranks near the bottom nationally on poverty, crime and public education, and disenchanted voters are pleading for change.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
In India millions of men in poverty were sterilized during the Emergency (1975–77), when the government declared a state of emergency and curtailed civil liberties.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

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