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degrowth

degrowth noun: a negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population.

Noun

degrowth (countable and uncountable, plural degrowths)

  1. A negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population.
  2. A political, economic, and social movement based on ecological economics and anticonsumerist and anticapitalist ideas.

Forms of degrowth

pluraldegrowths

Origin of degrowth

From de- + growth, a calque of French décroissance.

Words formed from degrowth

Questions about degrowth

What does degrowth mean?
Degrowth means a negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population.
What part of speech is degrowth?
Degrowth is a noun.
What is the plural of degrowth?
The plural of degrowth is degrowths.

Words near degrowth in the dictionary

  1. degroup
  2. degrouped
  3. degrouping
  4. degroups
  5. degrow
  6. degrowth
  7. degrowther
  8. degrowthers
  9. degrowths
  10. degs
  11. Degtyarev

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