slumism

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noun

The decay of urban areas into slums.

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Meanings

nounslumism (uncountable)

alternative slummism

  1. uncountableThe decay of urban areas into slums.

    Slumism, the enemy within. Slumism like an insidious virus, consuming city after city where people live.

    1966, Hubert H. Humphrey, Better Living in Great Cities: Excerpts from an Address, page 6

Origin

From slum + -ism.

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slumism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slumism

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slumism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slumism.

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