How to use "penury" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "penury" in popular movie and book plots

  • Dinesh returns to India and is shocked to find his father in penury and an attack on his village by the Japanese.  - Badi Maa

Meaning of "penury" in English

  • a state of extreme poverty or destitution
    Example
    - a general state of need exists among the homeless

Meaning of "penury" in Hindi

  • गरीबी ( Garibi, gareebee)
  • दरिद्रता

Synonyms of "penury"

  • pauperism
  • indigence
  • need
  • pauperization

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