destitution Syllabification: (des·ti·tu·tion)Pronunciation: /ˌdestiˈt(y)o͞oSHən/Translate destitution | into Italian Definition of destitution noun poverty so extreme that one lacks the means to provide for oneself:the family faced eviction and destitutiondestitution in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of destitution in the British & World English dictionary