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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesimmisération
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ee-mee-zay-rah-syohn
"L'immisération des classes ouvrières est devenue un sujet politique majeur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of making someone miserable or impoverished; the process of becoming impoverished or wretched.
"The rapid economic shifts resulted in the widespread immiseration of the working class." - 2
In Marxist theory, the long-term trend whereby the working class experiences a progressive worsening of economic status and living conditions under capitalism.
"Marxist theorists frequently debate the inevitability of absolute immiseration in advanced capitalist economies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French verb 'immiserer', which was coined from the prefix 'in-' (into, to cause to be) combined with 'misère' (wretchedness, poverty), tracing ultimately to the Latin 'miser'. The term entered English economic and sociological discourse in the 20th century, particularly associated with Marxist theory regarding the progressive deterioration of working-class living standards.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Immiseration" is said worldwide
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immisération
Transliteration: ee-mee-zay-rah-syohn
"L'immisération des classes ouvrières est devenue un sujet politique majeur."
Verelendung
Transliteration: fer-ay-len-dung
"Die Theorie der Verelendung ist ein zentraler Bestandteil der marxistischen Wirtschaftstheorie."
immiserimento
Transliteration: eem-mee-ze-re-men-to
"La crisi economica ha causato il progressivo immiserimento della popolazione."
empobrecimiento
Transliteration: em-po-bre-the-myeh-nto
"El empobrecimiento generalizado afectó profundamente a la clase trabajadora."
pauperização
Transliteration: pow-pe-ri-za-sãw
"A pauperização da classe operária foi analisada por vários economistas."
निधनताकरण
Transliteration: nidhanatakaran
"आर्थिक नीतियों के कारण मजदूरों का निधनताकरण बढ़ गया।"
贫困化
Transliteration: pín kùn huà
"资本主义的发展可能导致无产阶级的贫困化。"
빈곤화
Transliteration: bingonhwa
"자본주의 체제에서 노동자의 빈곤화 현상이 논의된다."
貧困化
Transliteration: hinkonka
"労働者階級の絶対的貧困化がマルクスによって論じられた。"
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