immiserization
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From im- (prefix meaning ‘in; into; to; towards’) + miser(able) + -ization (suffix denoting the act, process, or result of doing or making something, forming nouns), a translation of German Verelendung (“immiseration, impoverishment”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˌmɪzəɹaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˌmɪzəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: im‧mi‧ser‧iz‧at‧ion
Noun[edit]
immiserization (countable and uncountable, plural immiserizations)
- The process of making miserable or poor, especially of a population as a whole; impoverishment, pauperization.
- Synonym: immiseration
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
process of making miserable or poor — see also impoverishment
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References[edit]
- ^ “immiserization, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2021.
Further reading[edit]
- immiserizing growth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- poverty on Wikipedia.Wikipedia