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

Examples of deindustrialization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All three came from Rust Belt communities that had suffered severely from the deindustrialization that many residents and analysts of various stripes blamed on NAFTA, and all three spoke effectively about their personal experience with it in their communities. —Richardson Dilworth, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025

In Thailand, the Chinese export tsunami has precipitated a crisis among smaller firms making car parts, electrical equipment, and consumer goods, stoking fears of deindustrialization. —Andy Browne, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025

Detroit basks in the glory of resiliency, welcoming praise for its triumph over a series of tribulations — bankruptcy, political corruption, deindustrialization. —Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025

While men lost stable jobs and the accompanying status during decades of deindustrialization, women in these communities suffered enormously. —JSTOR Daily, 13 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for deindustrialization

• immunoprecipitation
• individualisation
• individualization
• institutionalisation
• institutionalization
• internationalization
• neovascularization
• operationalization
• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation