Eurosclerosis

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noun

The European economic pattern of the 1980s of high unemployment and slow job creation in spite of overall economic growth, in contrast to the success of the United States at that time.

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Meanings

nounEurosclerosis (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe European economic pattern of the 1980s of high unemployment and slow job creation in spite of overall economic growth, in contrast to the success of the United States at that time.

Origin

From Euro- + sclerosis, by analogy with the medical condition.

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APA

Eurosclerosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurosclerosis

MLA

“Eurosclerosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurosclerosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eurosclerosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurosclerosis.

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