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bourgeoisification

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

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noun

Meaning 1

The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the bourgeoisie; embourgeoisement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, uncountable, usually

Examples

  • 2001, Mark Seymour, "Pasolini, Pier Paolo" in Robert Aldrich and Garry Wotherspoon (eds.), Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History, from World War II to the Present Day, London and New York: Routledge, p. 316, In early 1975 he declared himself against abortion, claiming that the so-called sexual revolution was part of the bourgeoisification of the masses.

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History

Etymology

From bourgeois + -ification (“becoming”).