# immiseration

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪmɪzəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/

## Definitions
1. Synonym of immiserization (“the process of making miserable or poor, especially of a population as a whole; impoverishment, pauperization”).

## Etymology
From im- (prefix meaning ‘in; into; to; towards’) + miser(able) + -ation (suffix denoting actions or processes, or their results), a variant of immiserization.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/immiseration