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need vs impoverishment

impoverishment vs need

need and impoverishment both are nouns.

need is a verb but impoverishment is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
need Yes No Yes No
impoverishment Yes No No No
As nouns, impoverishment is a hypernym of need; that is, impoverishment is a word with a broader meaning than need:
  • need: a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  • impoverishment: the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
Other hypernyms of need include poorness, poverty.
need (noun) impoverishment (noun)
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior the act of making someone poor
anything that is necessary but lacking the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
a condition requiring relief
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
need (verb) impoverishment (verb)
have need of
have or feel a need for
require as useful, just, or proper
Difference between need and impoverishment

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