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impoverishment

impoverishment noun: the action of impoverishing someone.

Noun

impoverishment (usually uncountable, plural impoverishments)

  1. (usually) The action of impoverishing someone.
  2. (usually) The state of being impoverished.

impoverishment meaning in Tamil and Bengali

impoverishment in Tamil

வறுமை, ஏழ்மை, தரித்திரம்

impoverishment in Bengali

দারিদ্র্যকরণ

Synonyms of impoverishment

Forms of impoverishment

pluralimpoverishments

Origin of impoverishment

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

Questions about impoverishment

What does impoverishment mean?
Impoverishment means the action of impoverishing someone.
What is impoverishment in Tamil?
Impoverishment in Tamil is வறுமை, ஏழ்மை, தரித்திரம். See Impoverishment meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is impoverishment?
Impoverishment is a noun.
What is the plural of impoverishment?
The plural of impoverishment is impoverishments.

Words near impoverishment in the dictionary

  1. impoverisher
  2. impoverishers
  3. impoverishes
  4. impoverisheth
  5. impoverishing
  6. impoverishment
  7. impoverishments
  8. impoverisht
  9. impower
  10. impowered
  11. impowering

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Adapted from Wiktionary: impoverishment (page history and authors); impoverishment (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); impoverishment (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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