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What is another word for extreme poverty?

Pronunciation: [ɛkstɹˈiːm pˈɒvəti] (IPA)

Extreme poverty refers to a state where individuals or communities live below the poverty line and are unable to cater for basic human needs such as food, shelter, and healthcare. Though the term 'extreme poverty' is commonly used, there are several synonyms that can be used to describe this condition. Some of these include abject poverty, deep poverty, dire poverty, severe poverty, destitution, or utter penury. These terms indicate the existence of extreme deprivation, chronic hunger, and a lack of access to basic necessities. Regardless of the term used, it is vital to address the issue of poverty to ensure that everyone has equal access to resources, opportunities, and a decent standard of living.
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  • The fact is that ours is the first generation that can look disease and extreme poverty in the eye, look across the ocean to Africa, and say this, and mean it. We do not have to stand for this. A whole continent written off - we do not have to stand for this.
    Bono
  • Anywhere you have extreme poverty and no national health insurance, no promise of health care regardless of social standing, that's where you see the sharp limitations of market-based health care.
    Paul Farmer
  • The point is that there is tremendous hypocrisy among the Christian right. And I think that Christian voters should start looking at global warming and extreme poverty as a religious issue that speaks to the culture of life.
    Al Franken
  • We expect that in the next years, the economy will improve. And we expect that extreme poverty will drop from 22 percent to 11 percent by the year 2000.
    Alberto Fujimori
  • That made me feel good, not to go to a resort where outside the door is extreme poverty.
    Jasmine Guy

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