deindustrialization
noun
de·in·dus·tri·al·i·za·tion (ˌ)dē-in-ˌdə-strē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
: the reduction or destruction of a nation's or region's industrial capacity
deindustrialize
(ˌ)dē-in-ˈdə-strē-ə-ˌlīz
verb 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Is Europe’s current energy-crisis pain temporary or the start of an era of deindustrialization? 
David Meyer, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022 The question is whether the current pain is temporary, or marks the start of a new era of deindustrialization in Europe. Joe Wallace, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 Buffalo is following the lead of other Rust Belt cities recovering from deindustrialization. Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 19 June 2022 In recent decades, the area has suffered from deindustrialization. New York Times, 5 May 2022 But deindustrialization is an international trend, with overcapacity affecting even those working in, for example, China or the Global South. Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 18 May 2022 The newcomers arrived to a place that was also being transformed by deindustrialization. New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022 Although deindustrialization exacted a heavy toll on Greater Cleveland, those same forces created spaces that nature reclaimed over time. Chris M. Worrell, cleveland, 6 Jan. 2022 But the topics that dominated his trip on Monday — the impact of deindustrialization and high poverty — have been central for both for Le Pen and Mélenchon. Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2022 See More
David Meyer, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022 The question is whether the current pain is temporary, or marks the start of a new era of deindustrialization in Europe. Joe Wallace, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 Buffalo is following the lead of other Rust Belt cities recovering from deindustrialization. Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 19 June 2022 In recent decades, the area has suffered from deindustrialization. New York Times, 5 May 2022 But deindustrialization is an international trend, with overcapacity affecting even those working in, for example, China or the Global South. Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 18 May 2022 The newcomers arrived to a place that was also being transformed by deindustrialization. New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022 Although deindustrialization exacted a heavy toll on Greater Cleveland, those same forces created spaces that nature reclaimed over time. Chris M. Worrell, cleveland, 6 Jan. 2022 But the topics that dominated his trip on Monday — the impact of deindustrialization and high poverty — have been central for both for Le Pen and Mélenchon. Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1940, in the meaning defined above
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