Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haussmannization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hauss-m-an-niza-tion
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The creative destruction of something for the betterment of society.

Example Sentences

"In second place, the Haussmannization or evisceration of the central quarters of numerous European cities did not solve the problem of mass housing or provide for the kind of egalitarian distribution of urban resources CIAM proposed."

Etymology

From Haussmann + -ization, after Baron Haussmann.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Haussmann

Inflected Forms

Haussmannizations (plural)

Questions

What does haussmannization mean?: The creative destruction of something for the betterment of society.
Where does haussmannization come from?: From Haussmann + -ization, after Baron Haussmann.

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