Immiseration

Meaning

The process of being made progressively poorer or more miserable, especially by economic forces.

Origin / Etymology

Latin miser (wretched) with the prefix in (into), modelled on the German Verelendung used in economic theory

Synonyms

Impoverishment Pauperisation Destitution

Antonyms

Enrichment Upliftment Prosperity

Example Sentence

"Repeated climate shocks without social protection risk the immiseration of small and marginal farmers."

🎯 UPSC Usage

A powerful Essay and GS3 word for describing structural poverty traps, deindustrialisation and distress migration.

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