immiserated

English

Verb

immiserated

  1. simple past tense and past participle of immiserate

Adjective

immiserated (comparative more immiserated, superlative most immiserated)

  1. Poor, impoverished; destitute.
    • 2011, Will Self, "The frowniest spot on Earth", London Review of Books, XXXIII.9:
      A rash of suicides among its workers is part of the reason for Foxconn’s relocation to the still poorer and more immiserated interior of the Heavenly People’s Republic.
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