Definition of EMBOURGEOISEMENT

embourgeoisement

Meanings

Noun

  • The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the bourgeoisie; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent.
  • The proliferation in a society of values perceived as characteristic of the middle class, especially of materialism.
  • A shift to bourgeois values and practices.

Origin / Etymology

From French embourgeoisement.

Synonyms

bourgeoisification, gentrification

Antonyms

proletarianization

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