Synonyms of pauperization

Noun

1. indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization, poverty, poorness, impoverishment

usage: a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

2. pauperization, pauperisation, impoverishment, privation, deprivation

usage: the act of making someone poor