stultification

stultification
stultify VERB (stultifies, stultified) 1) (usu. as adj. stultifying) cause to feel bored or drained of energy. 2) cause to appear foolish or absurd.
DERIVATIVES stultification noun.
ORIGIN Latin stultificare, from stultus 'foolish' .

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