MARGINALIZATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society)

Example:

the marginalization of literature

Synonyms:

marginalisation; marginalization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("marginalization" is a kind of...):

social process (a process involved in the formation of groups of persons)

Derivation:

marginalize (relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people)