individualization en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English individual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English individualization From individual + -ization.
Meanings
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(British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable) The 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| individualisation | alternative | lexicographic | |
| individualizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (16)
pl indywidualizacja (act of individualizing) · de Individualisierung (act of individualizing) · da individualisering (act of individualizing) · gl individualización (act of individualizing) · sv individualisering (act of individualizing) · nl individualisering (act of individualizing) · hi वैयक्तिकीकरण (act of individualizing) · ca individualització (act of individualizing) · es individualización (act of individualizing) · ru индивидуализа́ция (act of individualizing) · hi वैयक्तिकरण (act of individualizing) · hi व्यष्टिकरण (act of individualizing) · be індывідуаліза́цыя (act of individualizing) · fr individualisation (act of individualizing) · hi निजीकरण (act of individualizing) · uk індивідуаліза́ція (act of individualizing)