Noun: stultification ,stúl-ti-fi'key-shun
- 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
- 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