deindustrialization

noun

de·​in·​dus·​tri·​al·​i·​za·​tion (ˌ)dē-in-ˌdə-strē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce deindustrialization (audio)
: the reduction or destruction of a nation's or region's industrial capacity
deindustrialize verb

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Talk of deindustrialization has been hard to swallow for a country that has measured its strength in economic terms since the end of World War II. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025 The town that has been hit, like so many in the dozen-or-so states that pick our president every four years, by deindustrialization. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025 There is bipartisan agreement on the need to create new manufacturing jobs, especially in parts of the country most affected by deindustrialization and production offshoring. Roger W. Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2025 This focus drew on the work of critics of the old economic orthodoxy, who charged that the neoliberal emphasis on free trade without any supports for workers had hollowed out once thriving manufacturing communities and led to discontent with the deindustrialization that fueled Trump’s rise. Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deindustrialization

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First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of deindustrialization was in 1940

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“Deindustrialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deindustrialization. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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