Financial Hardship Vocabulary

verb to make someone very poor; to exhaust or deplete completely

• The economic downturn beggared many families, leaving them struggling to make ends meet.
• I lent my friend money for rent because she was beggared after losing her job.
• He spent all his savings on that new car and now he's totally beggared.
• The artist's creativity knew no bounds, never to be beggared by self-doubt.

adjective showing or marked by a lack of success or prosperity

• The unprosperous state of the economy has led to job losses and reduced consumer spending.
• Living in an unprosperous neighborhood can be tough as resources are limited.
• I'm tired of this unprosperous situation, it's time for a change.
• Her unprosperous attitude towards life held her back from reaching her full potential.