Stultification — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˌʌltɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/stˌʌltɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˌʌltɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /stˌʌltɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

constipation befooling impairment deadening

Word Forms

stultify	verb	prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence
deaden	verb	make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verdummung

Verspottung von jemandem oder etwas als dumm, absurd oder inkonsequent

🇫🇷French

abrutissement

dérision de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose comme stupide, absurde ou incohérent

🇪🇸Spanish

puesta en ridículo

burla de alguien o algo como tonto, absurdo o inconsistente

🇮🇹Italian

ottundimento

derisione di qualcuno o qualcosa come sciocco, assurdo o incoerente

🇳🇱Dutch

verdoving

het bespotten van iemand of iets als dwaas, absurd of inconsistent

🇵🇹Portuguese

embrutecimento

escárnio de alguém ou algo tão tolo ou absurdo ou inconsistente

🇷🇺Russian

отупление

высмеивание кого-либо или чего-либо как глупого, абсурдного или непоследовательного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्खता

किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु का मूर्खतापूर्ण या बेतुका या असंगत कहकर उपहास करना

🇮🇳Tamil

திணறல்

யாரோ அல்லது எதையாவது முட்டாள்தனமான அல்லது அபத்தமான அல்லது சீரற்றதாக ஏளனம் செய்தல்

🇮🇳Marathi

स्तब्धीकरण

एखाद्याची किंवा एखाद्या गोष्टीची मूर्ख किंवा हास्यास्पद किंवा विसंगत म्हणून थट्टा करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટલ્ટિફિકેશન

કોઈની અથવા કંઈક મૂર્ખ અથવા વાહિયાત અથવા અસંગત તરીકે ઉપહાસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಟುಟಿಫಿಕೇಶನ್

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮೂರ್ಖ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಂಬದ್ಧ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮಂಜಸ ಎಂದು ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯ ಮಾಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മന്ദബുദ്ധി

ആരെയെങ്കിലും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലും വിഡ്ഢിത്തമോ അസംബന്ധമോ പൊരുത്തമില്ലാത്തതോ ആയി പരിഹസിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਮੂਰਖ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਤੁਕਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਸੰਗਤ ਵਜੋਂ ਮਜ਼ਾਕ ਉਡਾਉਣ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

愚蠢化

嘲笑某人或某事是愚蠢的、荒谬的或不一致的

🇯🇵Japanese

窒息

誰かまたは何かを愚か、不条理、または矛盾していると嘲笑すること

🇰🇷Korean

바보짓

누군가 또는 사물을 어리석거나 터무니없거나 일관성이 없다고 조롱하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ngu xuẩn

chế nhạo ai đó hoặc cái gì đó là ngu ngốc hoặc vô lý hoặc không nhất quán

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้มึนงง

การเยาะเย้ยใครบางคนหรือบางสิ่งที่โง่เขลา ไร้สาระ หรือไม่สอดคล้องกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

stultifikasi

cemoohan terhadap seseorang atau sesuatu sebagai sesuatu yang bodoh atau tidak masuk akal atau tidak konsisten

🇲🇾Malay

stultifikasi

ejekan seseorang atau sesuatu sebagai bodoh atau tidak masuk akal atau tidak konsisten

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تسفيه

السخرية من شخص ما أو شيء ما باعتباره أحمق أو سخيفًا أو غير متسق

🇮🇷Persian

تسخیر کردن

تمسخر کسی یا چیزی به عنوان احمقانه یا پوچ یا ناسازگار

🇹🇷Turkish

aptallaştırma

birisinin veya bir şeyin aptalca, saçma veya tutarsız olduğu düşünülerek alay edilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

גנאי

לעג של מישהו או משהו כמטופש או אבסורדי או לא עקבי

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