Meanings
nounindividualization (countable and uncountable, plural individualizations)
plural individualizations · alternative individualisation
- BritishEnglishOxfordUScountableuncountableThe act of individualizing; the state of being individualized.
“The individualization of systemic problems under late-stage capitalism is crazy,” Diacono later said.
2023 August 28, Michelle Lhooq, quoting Tommy Diacono, “Burning Man attendees roadblocked by climate activists: ‘They have a privileged mindset’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
noundiscriminating the individual from the generic group or species
Broader
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Origin
Translations
Catalan individualització
- individualitzacióact of individualizing
Danish individualisering
- individualiseringact of individualizing
Dutch individualisering
- individualiseringact of individualizing
French individualisation
- individualisationact of individualizing
German Individualisierung
- Individualisierungact of individualizing
Hindi वैयक्तिकरण, वैयक्तिकीकरण
- वैयक्तिकरण (vaiyaktikraṇ)act of individualizing
- वैयक्तिकीकरण (vaiyaktikīkraṇ)act of individualizing
- व्यष्टिकरण (vyaṣṭikraṇ)act of individualizing
- निजीकरण (nijīkraṇ)act of individualizing
Polish indywidualizacja
- indywidualizacjaact of individualizing
Russian индивидуализа́ция
- индивидуализа́ция (individualizácija)act of individualizing
Spanish individualización
- individualizaciónact of individualizing
Swedish individualisering
- individualiseringact of individualizing
Ukrainian індивідуаліза́ція
- індивідуаліза́ція (indyvidualizácija)act of individualizing
Cite this entry
APA
individualization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/individualization
MLA
“individualization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/individualization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “individualization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/individualization.
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