immiseration

== English == === Etymology === From im- (prefix meaning ‘in; into; to; towards’) +‎ miser(able) +‎ -ation (suffix denoting actions or processes, or their results), a variant of immiserization. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmɪzəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪmɪzəˈɹeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: im‧mi‧ser‧at‧ion === Noun === immiseration (countable and uncountable, plural immiserations) Synonym of immiserization (“the process of making miserable or poor, especially of a population as a whole; impoverishment, pauperization”). ==== Derived terms ==== immiserate ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === immiseration thesis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia immiserizing growth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia poverty on Wikipedia.Wikipedia