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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPauperismus
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /paʊpəˈʁɪsmʊs/
"Der Pauperismus beschreibt die Massenarmut im 19. Jahrhundert."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being extremely poor, especially to the point of depending on public assistance or charity.
"The economic depression of the 1930s plunged thousands into chronic pauperism." - 2
A legally defined status of destitution historically linked to the administration of poor laws.
"Nineteenth-century social reformers fiercely debated whether institutional relief encouraged pauperism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'pauper' (poor), entering English via French in the late 18th century. The suffix '-ism' was added to denote a state, condition, or systemic social phenomenon of extreme poverty and dependency on public relief.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pauperism" is said worldwide
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paupérisme
Transliteration: /popɛʁismə/
"Le paupérisme est devenu un problème social majeur au XIXe siècle."
Pauperismus
Transliteration: /paʊpəˈʁɪsmʊs/
"Der Pauperismus beschreibt die Massenarmut im 19. Jahrhundert."
pauperismo
Transliteration: /paupeˈrizmo/
"Il pauperismo fu una conseguenza della rivoluzione industriale."
pauperismo
Transliteration: /paupeˈɾizmo/
"El pauperismo afectó a gran parte de la clase trabajadora urbana."
pauperismo
Transliteration: /pawpeˈɾizmu/
"O pauperismo exigiu novas políticas de assistência social."
निधनता
Transliteration: nidanhata
"औद्योगिक क्रांति के दौरान निधनता में वृद्धि हुई।"
赤贫状态
Transliteration: chìpín zhuàngtài
"社会福利政策旨在消除广泛的赤贫状态。"
빈민 상태
Transliteration: binmin sangtae
"그들은 산업화 과정에서 심각한 빈민 상태에 빠졌다."
貧困状態
Transliteration: hinkon jōtai
"歴史家は19世紀の貧困状態について研究している。"
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