STULTIFICATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

Synonyms:

constipation; deadening; impairment; stultification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("stultification" is a kind of...):

debasement; degradation (changing to a lower state (a less respected state))

Meaning:

Derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent

Synonyms:

befooling; stultification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("stultification" is a kind of...):

derision (contemptuous laughter)

Derivation:

stultify (cause to appear foolish)

stultify (prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence)