Vocabulary
Destitute
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself.
Urdu meaning
محتاج، مفلس، بے سہارا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The crib was not just a display; it was the bed of a dying destitute person she was cleaning.
Dawn Editorials —
Christmas in a strife-torn world
— 2025-12-30
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Many families, already living hand-tomouth, are now destitute and traumatised.Pakistan is a resource-rich country, but around 40 per cent of its population lives below the poverty line.
Dawn Editorials —
Reading nature
— 2025-12-19
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Their family suffers; they are in the red till a new job is found.Islam enjoins us to share a certain percentage of our livelihood with those who are less fortunate or destitute.
Dawn Editorials —
Livelihood matters
— 2025-10-24
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Their families, often living hand-to-mouth, are left destitute and traumatised.These fishermen are among the poorest of the poor, and their plight deserves urgent humanitarian attention, not political exploitation.
Dawn Editorials —
Victims of vengeance
— 2025-10-15
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A large majority of the district`s people remain destitute, marginalised and vulnerable to periodic disasters.
Dawn Editorials —
Tale of Alipur destruction
— 2025-10-11
Synonyms
penniless, impoverished, poverty-stricken, poor, impecunious, indigent, down and out.
Curator example
“the charity cares for destitute children”.
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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