shabbificationとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA: /ˌʃæbɪfɪˈkeɪ̯ʃən/
• 韻: -eɪʃən

名詞

shabbification (uncountable)

1. The process of becoming shabby; one whereby something, such as clothing or a place, becomes scruffy or otherwise falls into poor condition due to age or neglect.
   • 1997 September 14, Zoë Heller, “Jacobs' Ladder”, in The New Yorker‎, archived from the original on 20 October 2025:

     He was aware that some of this shabbification of Vuitton chic would run into trouble with the company’s strict quality control.

   • 2011 January 27, Sasha Abramsky, “Stockton Goes Bust”, in The Nation‎, archived from the original on 17 January 2021:

     What is happening in this community is something like the opposite of gentrification—call it “shabbification.” And while the predicament is not unique to Stockton—cities and towns across the nation are suffering similar downslides in the wake of the housing bust—it is particularly acute in this Central Valley city of 290,000 residents.

   • 2019 May 20, Howard Husock, “Legislating Shabbiness”, in City Journal‎, archived from the original on 20 May 2019:

     The opposite of gentrification—call it shabbification—would emerge, as city housing stock becomes more and more degraded.

関連する語

• shabbiness