pauperization

• Substantiv, das den Prozess der Verarmung bzw. das Verarmen breiter Bevölkerungsschichten bis hin zu extremer Armut bezeichnet; auch der Zustand solcher Verelendung.

A noun referring to the process of being reduced to extreme poverty or destitution, or the state of such impoverishment.

unzählbar

1. State of extreme povertyC2formal

   The condition of being extremely poor or destitute.

   Zustand extremer Armut

   • The economic crisis led to the pauperization of many families.
   • Pauperization is often a result of systemic inequality.
   • The documentary highlighted the pauperization of rural communities.

   Synonymebeggarydestitutionimpoverishmentindigenceneedinesspauperismpenuryprivationwant

   Antonymeaffluenceopulenceprosperitywealth

2. Act of making someone poorC2formal

   The process or action of reducing someone to poverty.

   Verarmung

   • The new policies resulted in the pauperization of the working class.
   • Unfair trade practices contributed to the pauperization of local farmers.
   • The pauperization of the population was a direct consequence of the war.

   Synonymeimpoverishment

   Antonymeenrichment