the act of making people, a country, an organization, etc. poor, or the fact of being poor

The analysis pointed toward the immiseration of the labouring classes. 这项分析揭示了劳动阶级的贫困化。

It is a myth that Third World immiseration forms the decisive cause for migration towards Europe or North America. 有一种虽则普遍却并无根据的观点认为，第三世界的贫困化是向欧洲或北美移民的主导原因。