ˌdestəˈtüshən, -stə.ˈtyü- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English destitucioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French destitution, from Latin destitution-, destitutio, from destitutus +-0 -ion-, -io -ion
1. : state of being deprived of or lacking something : destitute condition
many historic dwellings remain, sinking stage by stage from indigence to squalor, from squalor to grimy destitution — Lewis Mumford
and what destitution of the spirit did he owe to his harsh memories of his father — Charles Lee
usually : deprivation of the necessaries of life : poverty especially when extreme
forgotten men and women living at below the destitution level — R.H.S.Crossman
2. archaic : dismissal from office