immiserate
verb (used with object)
to make miserable.
immiseration
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a word derived from
immiserate.
Example Sentences
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Yet nobody claims the War on Poverty succeeded or that the poor have escaped immiseration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
"The risk of lasting damage to Iran's infrastructure and the immiseration of the population above and beyond what they're already experiencing is significant," he said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
With the conquest of the “New World” in the 16th century, however, silver from the mines of South and Central America began pouring into Europe—paradoxically deepening the immiseration of the poor.
From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023
Robeson’s pursuit of racial equality, for everybody, won him persecution and immiseration and derailed his career.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
"It's true that there are several cases in the global South where wages and/or heights have not recovered from the immiseration they suffered during the process of integration into the capitalist world-system," Hickel acknowledged.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2022
