Poverty-stricken and Run-down

Poverty-stricken adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.

Run-down and poverty-stricken are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Run-down" instead an adjective phrase "Poverty-stricken".

Run-down adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.

Poverty-stricken and run-down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poverty-stricken" instead an adjective phrase "Run-down".