beggared 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of beggarednext
as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions the family was completely beggared after the stock market crash

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beggared

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verb

past tense of beggar
as in pauperized

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beggared
  1. impoverished
  2. poor
  3. ruined
  4. broke
Adjective
  • In Delhi, impoverished kids are learning to love reading and math, thanks to a police officer’s makeshift school.
    Shefali Rafiq, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Assad’s fall ends more than six decades of Baath Party rule that sought to center Syria as a leader in the Arab world, but instead left it corruption-riddled and impoverished.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of impoverished
Adjective
  • So this poor kid [who finished in last], this single guy, for a year had to have a Fathead of his buddy in boxers, a giant life-size Fathead above his bed.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The cub was also hairless and found in poor condition.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of poor
Verb
  • They were all punished harshly—lives ruined.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Johnny sued Amber in 2019 for defamation, claiming that the op-ed article ruined his career and took away his acting opportunities, as well as his long-standing role in Pirates of the Caribbean.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of ruined
Adjective
  • For instance, portfolios with a high equity allocation show a lower probability of going broke when mean reversion is considered, compared with random walk assessments.
    Larry Light, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Cory FaceTimes with his baby mama and former The Challenge finalist Cheyenne, who tells him he better not have been gone for six weeks just to come home a broke loser.
    Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of broke
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