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Growth vs Degrowth - What's the difference?

growth | degrowth |

As nouns the difference between growth and degrowth

is that growth is an increase in size, number, value, or strength while degrowth is a negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population.

growth

English

(wikipedia growth)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
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  • (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
  • (biology) Something that grows or has grown.
  • (pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.

    • Synonyms

    * (increase in size) enlargement, expansion, increase, increment * (act of growing) development, maturation * (something that grows or has grown) vegetation * outgrowth, cancer, mass

    Antonyms

    * (increase in size) contraction, decrease, decrement, reduction * (act of growing) nondevelopment

    Derived terms

    * growth spurt * growth stock * overgrowth * undergrowth

    Hyponyms

    * tumor

    degrowth

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia degrowth)
  • A negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population
  • A political, economic, and social movement based on ecological economics and anticonsumerist and anticapitalist ideas.