stultification

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stultification - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Stultification \Stul`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n.
     The act of stultifying, or the state of being stultified.
     [1913 Webster]

stultification - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  stultification
      n 1: derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or
           inconsistent [syn: stultification, befooling]
      2: the act of making something futile and useless (as by
         routine) [syn: stultification, constipation,
         impairment, deadening]