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”).

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)

1. 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

• Finnish: kurjistus
• French: paupérisation (fr) f
• German: Verelendung (de) f
• Italian: impoverimento (it) m, pauperizzazione (it) f
• Ottoman Turkish: خراب (harab)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: empobrecimiento m

Further reading

• immiserizing growth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• poverty on Wikipedia.Wikipedia