Definition
impoverishments
noun
- plural of impoverishment; instances or processes of making someone or something poor or reducing in quality, resources, or strength
Usage: countable noun; typically used in formal or academic contexts
Examples
- The impoverishments caused by decades of war left the nation struggling to rebuild.
- Environmental impoverishments have reduced biodiversity in the region significantly.
- Economic policies led to the impoverishments of rural communities.
- The impoverishments of the soil made farming increasingly difficult.
- Historical impoverishments of indigenous populations had lasting effects on their societies.
- Multiple impoverishments of the ecosystem resulted from industrial expansion.