beggary
State of indigence
Beggary is the condition of being a beggar—extreme poverty requiring one to beg for sustenance.
The word extends to anything reduced to a depleted or impoverished state: The prolonged drought brought the farmers to beggary.
To say something beggars description or beggars belief means it exceeds what words or credibility can accommodate.
Extreme lack of money
- pauperismCondition of being destitute
- impoverishmentState of extreme deprivation
- indigenceExtreme poverty, total want
- pennilessnessComplete lack of funds
want · neediness · privation · insolvency · bankruptcy · hardship · scarcity · lack
Sustained experience of distress
- woeGreat sorrow or distress
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
distress · sorrow · wretchedness · torment · tribulation · adversity · misfortune · desolation
Urgent heartfelt request
- supplicationHumble plea for help
- beseechingUrgently pleading for something
- imploringUrgently requesting with emotion
- entreatyEarnest, urgent request
despair · hopelessness · helplessness · humiliation · degradation · abasement · prostration · groveling
penury
Extreme lack of money
- pauperismCondition of being destitute
- impoverishmentState of extreme deprivation
- indigenceExtreme poverty, total want
pennilessness · want · neediness · privation · insolvency · bankruptcy · hardship · scarcity · lack · dearth
suffering
Sustained experience of distress
- woeGreat sorrow or distress
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- anguishIntense mental suffering
affliction · distress · sorrow · wretchedness · torment · tribulation · adversity · misfortune · desolation · forlornness
pleading
Urgent heartfelt request
- supplicationHumble plea for help
- beseechingUrgently pleading for something
- imploringUrgently requesting with emotion
entreaty · despair · hopelessness · helplessness · humiliation · degradation · abasement · prostration · groveling · panhandling
filth
Foul, accumulated matter
- grimeIngrained surface dirt
- dilapidationState of ruin
- decayGradual organic breakdown
disrepair · vermin · stench · unsanitary · squalid · ragged · tattered · gutter · slum · hovel
- povertypoverty line, poor, poverty rate, impoverished, generational poverty
beggarywealth
Abundance of valuable resources
affluence · riches · prosperity · opulence · abundance
beggarynobility
Titled ruling class
eminence · self-sufficiency · independence · lordship · sovereignty
- beggars beliefExceeds rational acceptance
- Beggars Banquet1968 rock album