degrowth

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noun

A negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population.

OriginFrench décroissance →
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Meanings

noundegrowth (countable and uncountable, plural degrowths)

plural degrowths

  1. countableuncountableA negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population.
  2. countableuncountableA political, economic, and social movement based on ecological economics and anticonsumerist and anticapitalist ideas.

Origin

  1. Frenchdécroissance
  2. Englishdegrowth

From de- + growth, a calque of French décroissance.

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Translations

Catalan decreixement
  • decreixementnegative growth
Dutch degrowth
  • degrowthnegative growth
French décroissance
  • décroissancenegative growth
German Wachstumsrücknahme, Postwachstum
  • Wachstumsrücknahmenegative growth
  • Postwachstumnegative growth
Greek αποανάπτυξη
  • αποανάπτυξη (apoanáptyxi)negative growth
Italian decrescita
  • decrescitanegative growth
Portuguese decrescimento
  • decrescimentonegative growth
Russian антиро́ст
  • антиро́ст (antiróst)negative growth
Spanish decrecimiento
  • decrecimientonegative growth
Swedish nerväxt
  • nerväxtnegative growth
Turkish küçülme
  • küçülmenegative growth

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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