- 1without money, food, and the other things necessary for life When he died, his family was left completely destitute.
- 2the destitute noun [plural] people who are destitute
- 3destitute of something (formal) lacking something They seem destitute of ordinary human feelings.
NAmE//ˌdɛstəˈtuʃn//
noun [uncountable] homelessness and destitutionSee destitute in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: destitute