1. (noun)indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization a state of extreme poverty or destitution Synonyms: motive, need, pauperism, demand, impoverishment, pauperization, indigence, motivation, pauperisation, want, penury
2. (noun)pauperization, pauperisation, impoverishment the act of making someone poor Synonyms: indigence, need, pauperism, poorness, impoverishment, pauperization, poverty, pauperisation, penury