embourgeoisement
The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the…The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the bourgeoisie; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the bourgeoisie; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent.
Verbürgerlichung
(uncountable)The proliferation in a society of values perceived as characteristic of the middle class, especially of materialism.
(uncountable)A shift to bourgeois values and practices.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from French embourgeoisement.Borrowed from French embourgeoisement.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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