"immiseration" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪmɪzəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪmɪzəˈɹeɪʃən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-immiseration.wav Forms: immiserations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From im- (prefix meaning ‘in; into; to; towards’) + miser(able) + -ation (suffix denoting actions or processes, or their results), a variant of immiserization. Etymology templates: {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{affix|en|in-|miserable|-ation|alt1=im-|alt2=miser(able)|pos1=prefix meaning ‘in; into; to; towards’|pos3=suffix denoting actions or processes, or their results}} im- (prefix meaning ‘in; into; to; towards’) + miser(able) + -ation (suffix denoting actions or processes, or their results) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} immiseration (countable and uncountable, plural immiserations)
  1. Synonym of immiserization (“the process of making miserable or poor, especially of a population as a whole; impoverishment, pauperization”) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Poverty Synonyms: immiserization [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: immiserate

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