What does "ghettoization" mean?

The process of becoming a ghetto, an isolated and underprivileged urban area.

What is a synonym for "ghettoization"?

Common synonyms include: ghetto.

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Noun

1
The process of becoming a ghetto, an isolated and underprivileged urban area. countable, uncountable
"It's all part of a move toward ghettoization, they charge, an attempt to make the poor feel so shamefully unwanted that they will leave the area."
2
The process of ghettoizing (a group): the segregation/isolation of a group and placement of that group into a figurative or literal position of little power. countable, uncountable

"It's all part of a move toward ghettoization, they charge, an attempt to make the poor feel so shamefully unwanted that they will leave the area."

From ghettoize + -ation.