resegregation
noun[U]
(alsore-segregation)uk/ˌriː.seɡ.rɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌriː.seɡ.rəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/theprocessofbecoming, orcausinga something tobecome,segregated(=keepingpeopleseparateortreatingthemdifferentlyaccordingtorace,sex,religion, etc.)again:
Allowingstudentstoattendtheschoolsclosestto them hasresultedinwholesaleresegregation byraceandincomelevels.
Re-segregation hasleftclassroomsasraciallydividedas they were at theheightof thecivilrightsmovement.
- Determined toavoidresegregation,countyofficialsaretryingtofindasystemthat willmaintaindiversity.
- Is there a way toexaminetheimpactof resegregation onemotionalhealthandtestscores?
- Myimpressionis that we're taking astepback towards re-segregation.
Separateness and isolation in space
- apart
- apartheid
- atomistic
- atomized
- bitty
- freely
- gappy
- givesomething/someonea wide berthidiom
- hermetically sealed
- in piecesidiom
- loose
- privacy
- private
- purdah
- secluded
- seclusive
- stand-alone
- unattached
- uninhabited
- untethered