immiserization
Syllables: im·mi·ser·iz·at·ionUK/ɪˌmɪzəɹaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/US/ɪˌmɪzəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/
immiserization noun: the process of making miserable or poor, especially of a population as a whole; impoverishment, pauperization.
Noun
immiserization (countable and uncountable, plural immiserizations)
- The process of making miserable or poor, especially of a population as a whole; impoverishment, pauperization.
- Synonyms:
- immiseration
Synonyms of immiserization
Forms of immiserization
| plural | immiserizations |
|---|
Origin of immiserization
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”).
Words formed from immiserization
- immiserification
- immiserize
Words that rhyme with immiserization
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about immiserization
- What does immiserization mean?
- Immiserization means the process of making miserable or poor, especially of a population as a whole; impoverishment, pauperization.
- What part of speech is immiserization?
- Immiserization is a noun.
- How do you pronounce immiserization?
- Immiserization is pronounced /ɪˌmɪzəɹaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of immiserization?
- The plural of immiserization is immiserizations.
Words near immiserization in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: immiserization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “immiserization.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/immiserization. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.