"degrowth" meaning in English

See degrowth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: degrowths [plural]
Etymology: From de- + growth, a calque of French décroissance. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|growth}} de- + growth, {{calque|en|fr|décroissance|nocap=1}} calque of French décroissance Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} degrowth (countable and uncountable, plural degrowths)
  1. A negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Economics, Socialism Translations (negative growth): decreixement [masculine] (Catalan), degrowth (Dutch), décroissance (French), Wachstumsrücknahme [feminine] (German), Postwachstum (German), αποανάπτυξη (apoanáptyxi) [feminine] (Greek), decrescita [feminine] (Italian), decrescimento (Portuguese), антиро́ст (antiróst) [masculine] (Russian), decrecimiento (Spanish), nerväxt [common-gender] (Swedish), küçülme (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-degrowth-en-noun-IdUzM21Q Disambiguation of Economics: 51 49 Disambiguation of Socialism: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'negative growth': 78 22
  2. A political, economic, and social movement based on ecological economics and anticonsumerist and anticapitalist ideas. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Economics, Politics, Socialism
    Sense id: en-degrowth-en-noun-2w6t1Okq Disambiguation of Economics: 51 49 Disambiguation of Politics: 0 100 Disambiguation of Socialism: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: degrowther

Inflected forms

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