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

That also means that deindustrialization – steady job losses in manufacturing over the decades – has been especially painful in rural America. —Tim Slack, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025

That also means that deindustrialization – steady job losses in manufacturing over the decades – has been especially painful in rural America. —Shannon M. Monnat, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 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

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