poverty-stricken

[pov-er-tee-strik-uhn]

adjective

1. suffering from poverty; extremely poor.

   poverty-stricken refugees.

poverty-stricken

adjective

1. suffering from extreme poverty

Word History and Origins

Origin of poverty-stricken¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Through his Pearl Fund, he is making a difference in the lives of orphaned, fatherless and poverty-stricken young people.

From BBC

This explosive, eye-opening work came from Ivy League professor Desmond moving to a trailer park and rooming house in a poverty-stricken part of Milwaukee.

From Los Angeles Times

Elsewhere, Israel offered aid packages — a boon for the poverty-stricken population but one that many rejected.

From Los Angeles Times

In the latest violent incident, five men were shot dead in a shop in the poverty-stricken Laventille area on Sunday.

From BBC

The decision means there will be more preventable deaths in the 17 poverty-stricken counties along Interstate 95 that constitute the Corridor of Shame, Brown said.

From Salon

Related Words

• destitute 
• distressed 
• impoverished 
• indigent 
• needy 
• poor 
• strapped