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immiserization

noun
/ɪˌmɪzəɹaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/UK/ɪˌmɪzəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/US

Etymology

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. derived from miserabilis
  2. borrowed from miserable
  3. formed as immiserization — “in- + miserable + -ization”

Definitions

  1. The process of making miserable or poor, especially of a population as a whole

    The process of making miserable or poor, especially of a population as a whole; impoverishment, pauperization.

The neighborhood

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