• (n.) The state of being deprived of anything; the state or condition of being destitute, needy, or without resources; deficiency; lack; extreme poverty; utter want; as, the inundation caused general destitution. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/destitution/
Des`ti·tu'tion noun [ Latin destitutio a forsaking.] The state of being deprived of anything; the state or condition of being destitute, needy, or without resources; deficiency; lack; extreme poverty; utter want; as, the inundation caused general destitution . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/49