devalorization

Reducing assigned worth

Devalorization is the reduction or removal of value from something.

In economics, it typically refers to currency losing purchasing power or assets declining in worth.

In cultural and academic contexts, devalorization describes the process by which something previously esteemed—labor, traditions, certain kinds of knowledge—comes to be seen as less valuable or important: the devalorization of manual work in favor of white-collar jobs.

economic

depreciation

Asset value reduction over time

currency debasementReducing money's intrinsic worth
deflationSustained decrease in prices
debasementDiminishing worth or purity

bear market · recession · crash · bust · default · insolvency · liquidity crisis · quantitative easing · hyperinflation

cultural

degradation

Decline in condition

diminishmentProcess of becoming smaller
delegitimizationRemoval of accepted authority
marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery

trivialization · dismissal · undermining · discrediting · stigmatization · denigration · disrepute · disparagement · belittlement · cheapening

Opposites

value assignment

devalorizationvalorization

Attributing merit to something

appreciation · revaluation · valuation · elevation · enhancement

cultural/social status

devalorizationvalorization

Attributing merit to something

elevation · exaltation · appreciation · legitimization · ennoblement

Family

evaluate, evaluation, valor, invaluable, devalue, undervalue, overvalue, undervalued, devaluation

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