Spanish Conversation · Level 117
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Spanish word
empobrecimiento
Pronunciation
IPA/empoβɾeθiˈmjento/
Meaning
- masculine nounimpoverishment
Example
Los vecinos temen el empobrecimiento del barrio.
The neighbors fear the impoverishment of the neighborhood.
More examples
El empobrecimiento económico afecta la salud de las familias.
Economic impoverishment affects the health of families.
Core concept
A progressive loss of resources that causes a person, family, or neighborhood to become poorer.
Common phrases
empobrecimiento económico
economic impoverishment
empobrecimiento social
social impoverishment
empobrecimiento del barrio
neighborhood impoverishment
Similar words
pobreza: Entails a sustained lack of sufficient income or goods that prevents comfortable daily living.
desempleo: Leaves workers without paid employment and the income derived from work.
precariedad: Characterizes insecure employment and income that prevent stable living conditions.
carencia: Results in households lacking essential items needed for daily life, like food or clothing.
Definition in Spanish
Proceso por el que una persona, una familia o un barrio pierde recursos y se vuelve más pobre.
Word origin
From empobrecer (em- 'cause to' + pobre 'poor' from Latin pauper + verbal suffix -ecer) with the nominalizer -miento giving a noun for the process of becoming poor.
Usage tips
- Empobrecimiento highlights a process rather than a state and commonly appears with progressive or perfect verbs, as in 'el barrio se está empobreciendo' or 'ha sufrido empobrecimiento'.
Opposites
- enriquecimientoenrichmentnoun
- prosperidadprosperitynoun
Related words
- empobrecerimpoverishverb
- empobrecidoimpoverishedadjective
- empobrecedorimpoverishingadjective