Added 9 October 2026
destitution
/dɛstɪˈtuːʃən/ noun
Latin root: dēstitūtiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about destitution at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From Old French destitution, from Latin dēstitūtiō (“abandoning”), from dēstituō.
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