slumism

noun

slumism

noun

Etymology From slum + -ism.

1

The decay of urban areas into slums.

Slumism, the enemy within. Slumism like an insidious virus, consuming city after city where people live.1966, Hubert H. Humphrey, Better Living in Great Cities: Excerpts from an Address, page 6:

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