Loss and Poverty

Loss

Loss noun - The state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed.

Usage example: her loss of sleep meant that she would have trouble concentrating at work the next day

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Poverty and loss are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poverty" instead a noun "Loss".

Nearby Word: losing

Poverty noun - The state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions.

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Loss and poverty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Loss" instead a noun "Poverty".

complete	complete loss	complete poverty
utter	utter loss	utter poverty
original	original loss	original poverty
sheer	sheer loss	sheer poverty
Other adjectives: heavy, actual, real, constant, severe, massive, extreme, terrible, early, major, near, general, apparent, immense, tremendous, impending, horrific.

But it is worth the loss, for he gets the bike back and it thereby seems they have been delivered from poverty.

Source: Film / Bicycle Thieves
Sure, the loss of freedom sucks, but the trains run on time, poverty, corruption, and crime have been eliminated, and the armies march like clockwork.

Source: Repressive but Efficient
Jake makes a rather rude comment on how the Hilcher family has risen from being in relative poverty to being financially well-off; Donna Rae hits back with Jake's own loss of social and financial power and his subsequent fall from grace.

Source: Literature / The Rami Johnson Trilogy

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