pauperism

the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions now discredited, the science of eugenics was once proclaimed as a means of ridding society of such undesirable traits as pauperism and criminality Synonyms of pauperism beggary, destituteness, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, necessity, need, neediness, poverty, penuriousness, penury, poorness, wantWords Related to pauperism gutter, misery, woe, wretchedness; exigency; emergency, rainy day; austerity, deprivation, privation; bankruptcy, insolvency; belt-tightening, pinching, straiteningNear Antonyms of pauperism luxury, prosperityAntonyms of pauperism affluence, opulence, richness, wealth, wealthiness