Meanings
nounfetishization (countable and uncountable, plural fetishizations)
plural fetishizations
- countableuncountableThe act or process of fetishizing.
To put it epigrammatically, fetishization of the commodity is accompanied by fantasization of the self.
1992, David Brett, C.R. Mackintosh: The Poetics of Workmanship, page 129
Origin
- Portuguesefeitiço
- Frenchfétiche
- Englishfetish
- Englishfetishization
Translations
Catalan fetitxització
- fetitxitzacióprocess of fetishizing
French fétichisation
- fétichisationprocess of fetishizing
Portuguese fetichização
- fetichizaçãoprocess of fetishizing
Spanish fetichización
- fetichizaciónprocess of fetishizing
Ukrainian фетишизува́ння, фетишиза́ція
- фетишизува́ння (fetyšyzuvánnja)process of fetishizing
- фетишиза́ція (fetyšyzácija)process of fetishizing
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APA
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“fetishization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetishization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fetishization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetishization.
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