He endured a veritable Odyssey of malady, indigence and misfortune. THE TOWER.-- Misery, distress, indigence, adversity, calamity, disgrace, deception, ruin. O He who is aware of my poverty and indigence! Paul's scheme continues until, after he brings home a hustler, his actual indigence is revealed. The company produces ice cream known with exotic indigence. Some of the themes she has tackled in her paintings are war, indigence, and exile. Due to the indigence of his family, he was never formally trained in an academy. He promoted eliminating indigence in Rouen by creating charitable workshops. Joyce's skill at borrowing money saved him from indigence.