penúria meaning in English

destitution▼(extreme state of poverty)
noun
[UK: ˌde.stɪ.ˈtjuːʃ.n̩] [US: ˈde.stə.ˌtuːʃ.n̩]

gall [galls]▼(great misery or physical suffering)
noun
[UK: ɡɔːl] [US: ˈɡɒl]

lack▼(deficiency, need)
noun
[UK: læk] [US: ˈlæk]

misery [miseries]▼(poverty)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪ.zə.ri] [US: ˈmɪ.zə.ri]

paucity [paucities]▼(fewness in number; a small number)
noun
[UK: ˈpɔː.sɪ.ti] [US: ˈpɒ.sə.ti]