Stultify — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence

cause to appear foolish

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈʌltᵻfˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈʌltɪfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈʌltɪfˌaɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /stˈʌltᵻfˌaɪ/.

Examples

nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself
He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent
This measure crippled our efforts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cripple

Parts of Speech

verb	prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence “nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself”
verb	cause to appear foolish “He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent”
verb	deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless “This measure crippled our efforts”

Word Forms

stultification

noun

derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verdummen

sich als unzurechnungsfähig erweisen oder die Inkompetenz einer anderen Person demonstrieren

🇫🇷French

abrutir

prouver qu'il n'est pas sain d'esprit ou démontrer l'incompétence de quelqu'un

🇪🇸Spanish

poner en ridículo

demostrar que no está en sus cabales o demostrar la incompetencia de alguien

🇮🇹Italian

ottundire

dimostrare di non essere sano di mente o dimostrare l'incompetenza di qualcuno

🇳🇱Dutch

verlammen

blijken ongezond van geest te zijn of iemands incompetentie aan te tonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

embrutecer

provar ser doentio ou demonstrar a incompetência de alguém

🇷🇺Russian

отуплять

оказаться невменяемым или продемонстрировать чью-либо некомпетентность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्ख बनाना

मानसिक रूप से अस्वस्थ साबित होना या किसी की अक्षमता प्रदर्शित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

স্তব্ধ করা

অস্বাস্থ্যকর মনের প্রমাণ করা বা কারও অক্ষমতা প্রদর্শন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

அவமானப்படுத்து

மனநிலை சரியில்லாதவர் என்பதை நிரூபிக்கவும் அல்லது ஒருவரின் திறமையின்மையை நிரூபிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరుత్సాహపరుస్తుంది

మానసిక స్థితి సరిగా లేదని నిరూపించండి లేదా ఒకరి అసమర్థతను ప్రదర్శించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्तब्ध करणे

अस्वस्थ मन असल्याचे सिद्ध करा किंवा एखाद्याची अक्षमता प्रदर्शित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉશ્કેરવું

અસ્વસ્થ મન હોવાનું સાબિત કરો અથવા કોઈની અક્ષમતા દર્શાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಟುಟಿಫೈ

ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನವರೆಂದು ಸಾಬೀತುಪಡಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಅಸಮರ್ಥತೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുർബ്ബലമാക്കുക

ബുദ്ധിശൂന്യനാണെന്ന് തെളിയിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആരുടെയെങ്കിലും കഴിവുകേട് പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

روکنا

ناقص دماغ کا ثابت کرنا یا کسی کی نااہلی کا مظاہرہ کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

愚昧无知

证明心智不健全或表现出某人无能

🇯🇵Japanese

汚す

精神が健全でないことを証明する、または（人）の無能を証明する

🇰🇷Korean

멍청하게 하다

정신이 건전하지 않거나 누군가의 무능력을 입증하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm mất mặt

chứng tỏ là người có đầu óc không tỉnh táo hoặc chứng tỏ sự kém cỏi của ai đó

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้ดูโง่เขลา

แสดงว่าเป็นคนมีสติไม่ดีหรือแสดงอาการไร้ความสามารถ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mematikan semangat

terbukti tidak waras atau menunjukkan ketidakmampuan seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبطل

إثبات أنه غير سليم العقل أو إثبات عدم كفاءة شخص ما

🇮🇷Persian

تسخیر کردن

ثابت کند که ذهنی نادرست دارد یا بی کفایتی کسی را نشان دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

aptallaştırmak

aklının yerinde olmadığını kanıtlamak veya birinin beceriksizliğini göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להכפיש

להוכיח שהוא לא שקול או להפגין חוסר יכולת של מישהו

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