immiserization
English
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]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˌmɪzəɹaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˌmɪzəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: im‧mi‧ser‧iz‧at‧ion
Noun
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
- immiserification
- immiserize
Translations
process of making miserable or poor — see also impoverishment
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References
- “immiserization, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2021.
Further reading
immiserizing growth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - poverty on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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