deglobalization
/diːˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The process of diminishing interdependence and integration between the economies of nations.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "“We have entered the age of deglobalisation, where global supply chains are replaced by regional ones,” said Liu Meng-chun, an expert on the Chinese economy and cross-Strait economic relations at the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, a government think-tank in Tapei."
- "The negative impact has been partly masked by a run of other challenges: the coronavirus pandemic; the Ukraine war energy crisis; Donald Trump’s deglobalisation drive; and Nissan’s leadership chaos and 20,000 global job cuts."
Etymology
From de- + globalization or deglobalize + -ation.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: de
- Suffix: deglobalize
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /diːˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/