Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

deindustrialization

British  
/ ˌdiːɪnˌdʌstrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən /

noun

  1. the decline in importance of manufacturing industry in the economy of a nation or area

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

"The mistake was not globalization. The mistake was in not preparing for the consequences of globalization," he said, drawing a parallel with the deindustrialization that followed the offshoring wave of the 2000s.

From Barron's Apr. 12, 2026

This partly explains, Cembalest writes, the deindustrialization that has afflicted its economy so debilitatingly in the last few years.

From MarketWatch Mar. 9, 2026

Emissions continued declining due to green electricity and deindustrialization, but the rate didn’t change much.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

One influential theory focuses on deindustrialization and the way that Americans without a college degree in particular have been left behind.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2025

Today, due to globalization and deindustrialization, that is no longer the case.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training