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penury(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
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need(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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destitution(noun, trouble, ruin, pass, difficulty)
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poverty(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
15
pauperism(noun, ruin, pass, difficulty, distress)
14
privation(noun, trouble, ruin, pass, difficulty)
13
distress(noun, pass, difficulty, failure, depression)
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neediness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
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want(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
10
beggary(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
8
necessity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
7
impoverishment(noun, ruin, pass, difficulty, distress)
7
insolvency(noun, ruin, pass, difficulty, distress)
7
lack(noun, ruin, pass, difficulty, distress)
7
misery(noun, trouble, depression, sadness, gloom)
7
pauperization
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impecuniousness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
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poorness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
5
deprivation(noun, failure, want, need, hardship)
4
bankruptcy(noun, ruin, pass, difficulty, distress)
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