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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of marginalizing. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society) wordnet

Synonyms

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marginalisation

Example

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"This policy will lead to the marginalization of millions of people."

Etymology

From marginal + -ization.

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