poverty-stricken

adjective
UK: /ˈpɒvəti strɪkən/
US: /ˈpɑːvərdi strɪkən/

  1. Extremely poor; affected by poverty.

    1. They live in a poverty-stricken area.
    2. The charity aims to help families in poverty-stricken communities get back on their feet.

Synonyms

impoverished destitute needy penurious poor indigent

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The phonetic transcription of "poverty-stricken" is /ˈpɒvəti strɪkən/ in British English and /ˈpɑːvərdi strɪkən/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "poverty-stricken": impoverished, destitute, needy, penurious, poor, indigent.

Example usage of "poverty-stricken": "They live in a poverty-stricken area.". More examples on the page.