bần cùng hoá
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Definition
- Verb:
- To impoverish to the utmost; to pauperize: The process of making someone or a group of people extremely poor, reducing them to a state of destitution and complete lack of resources.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Chính sách đó có nguy cơ bần cùng hoá nông dân. (That policy risks impoverishing the farmers to the utmost.)
- Khủng hoảng kinh tế đã bần cùng hoá một bộ phận lớn dân cư. (The economic crisis pauperized a large segment of the population.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often describes a systemic or large-scale economic process, rather than an individual's action. It implies a drastic reduction to a state of absolute poverty.
Variants and Related Words
- Sự bần cùng hoá (n): Pauperization; the act or state of being made utterly poor.
- Sự bần cùng hoá là hệ quả của nạn bóc lột. (Pauperization is a consequence of exploitation.)
Synonyms
- To pauperize: To reduce to absolute poverty.
- To immiserate: To make miserable or poor (often used in economic contexts).
Related Concepts
- Pauperization: The process of becoming a pauper; utter destitution.
- Impoverishment: The action of making someone poor; the state of being poor. (Note: "bần cùng hoá" suggests a more severe, extreme degree than general impoverishment.)
verb
- To impoverish to the utmost, to pauperize