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immiserization

/ɪˌmɪzəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
im-mi-ser-iz-at-ion
IPA
/ɪˌmɪzəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of making miserable or poor, especially of a population as a whole; impoverishment, pauperization.

Countable; Uncountable

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”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪˌmɪzəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • British English: /ɪˌmɪzəɹaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

Usage

Inflected Forms

immiserizations (plural)

Derived Forms

immiserification immiserize

Synonyms

immiseration

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce immiserization?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˌmɪzəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What does immiserization mean?
The process of making miserable or poor, especially of a population as a whole; impoverishment, pauperization.
Where does immiserization come from?
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”).

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