strumentalizzazione

instrumentalisation, exploitation (of an issue)

noun stroo-men-tah-lee-dzah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Usage Note

Strumentalizzazione is a high-register term for the cynical use of a person, event, or cause as a mere tool (strumento) to serve one's own ends. It is very common in Italian political commentary: la strumentalizzazione del dolore altrui ('the exploitation of others' grief'). The verb is strumentalizzare.

Examples

"Ha denunciato la strumentalizzazione della tragedia."

Natural Translation

He denounced the instrumentalisation of the tragedy.

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