IMMISERATION


Meaning of IMMISERATION in English

n.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )i(m)- ˌ mi-z ə - ' r ā -sh ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: 2 in- + miser able + -ation

Date: 1948

: the act of making miserable especially : IMPOVERISHMENT <the immiseration of the working class ― C. R. Morris>

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