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degentrification

noun

Etymology

From de- + gentrification.

  1. derived from genterie
  2. formed as gentrification — “gentry + -ification”
  3. prefixed as degentrification — “de + gentrification”

Definitions

  1. The reverse process of gentrification, such that a residential area previously only…

    The reverse process of gentrification, such that a residential area previously only affordable to affluent people becomes affordable to those who are poorer.

    • Prophesies of degentrification appear to have been overstated as many neighborhoods continue to gentrify while others, further from the city center begin to experience the process for the first time.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for degentrification. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA