embourgeoisement
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em·bour·geoise·ment

noun \em-ˈbrzh-ˌwäz-mənt, äm-; äⁿ-brzh-wäz-ˈmäⁿ\

Definition of EMBOURGEOISEMENT

: a shift to bourgeois values and practices

Origin of EMBOURGEOISEMENT

French, from embourgeoiser to make bourgeois, from em- + bourgeois
First Known Use: 1937

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