impoverishment
noun/ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃmənt/
/ɪmˈpɑːvərɪʃmənt/
[uncountable]- the act of making somebody poor; the state of being poor
- the rapid impoverishment of the people
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- the act of making something worse in quality; the state of being poor in quality
- cultural impoverishment
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