NOUN | communication | stultification, befooling | derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent |
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act | stultification, constipation, impairment, deadening | the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) |
Meaning | derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent. | |
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Synonym | befooling | |
Broader | derision | contemptuous laughter |
Spanish | anulación, ridiculización | |
Verbs | stultify | cause to appear foolish |
stultify | prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence |
Meaning | The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine). | |
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Synonyms | constipation, impairment, deadening | |
Broader | degradation, debasement | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
Spanish | amortecimiento | |
Catalan | esmorteïment |
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