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Noun: stultification  ,stúl-ti-fi'key-shun
  1. The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
    "The stultification of creativity in the workplace led to a decline in innovation";
    - constipation, impairment, deadening
     
  2. Derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent
    "The critic's stultification of the movie's plot angered its director";
    - befooling [archaic]

Derived forms: stultifications

Type of: debasement, degradation, derision

Encyclopedia: Stultification