degrowth
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degrowth
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From de- + growth, a calque of French décroissance.
noun degrowths
- A negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population.
- A political, economic, and social movement based on ecological economics and anticonsumerist and anticapitalist ideas.
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noun negative growth
| Español | decrecimiento |
|---|---|
| Português | decrescimento |
| Français | décroissance |
| Deutsch | Wachstumsrücknahme, Postwachstum |
| Italiano | decrescita |
| Ελληνικά | αποανάπτυξη apoanáptyxi |
| Русский | антиро́ст antiróst |
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@misc{degrowth_2026,
title = {degrowth},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/degrowth},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
