impoverished

BrE /ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt/ AmE /ɪmˈpɑːvərɪʃt/

adjective en → es

1 POOR [attributive / predicative] B2

very poor and lacking money or possessions

pobre, necesitado, en la miseria

  • be impoverished

Collocations impoverished families · impoverished communities

  • The area is home to many impoverished families.

    La zona es hogar de muchas familias necesitadas.

2 DEPRIVED [attributive / predicative] C1

lacking in something that is important or necessary, especially knowledge or experience

desprovisto, privado, carenciado

  • be impoverished of sth

Collocations impoverished education · impoverished cultural life

  • The children are intellectually impoverished by a lack of books.

    Los niños están intelectualmente privados por la falta de libros.