stultification

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stultification(n = noun.communication) befooling - derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent; Array

is a kind of derision

Derived forms verb stultify₂, verb stultify₁

stultification(n = noun.act) constipation, deadening, impairment - the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine); Array

is a kind of debasement, degradation

stultification, n.

The act of stultifying, or the state of being stultified. [1913 Webster]

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