immiseration
English
/ɪmɪzəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
Definitions
- The process of making miserable, especially of a population as a whole; impoverishment.
Etymology
Affix from English misery.
Origin
English
misery
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Cognates and derived terms
- misery English
- miseryguts English
- miserie Old French