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) The process of making miserable or poor, especially of a population as a whole; impoverishment, pauperization. Synonym: immiseration ==== Derived terms ==== immiserification immiserize ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === immiserizing growth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia poverty on Wikipedia.Wikipedia