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单词 nihilification
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nihilificationn.

Brit. /ˌnʌɪˌ(h)ɪlᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, /niːˌ(h)ɪlᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, /nɪˌhɪlᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌnaɪˌhɪləfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌniˌhɪləfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: nihil n.; Latin nihil , -ification suffix.
Etymology: < nihil n. or its etymon classical Latin nihil + -ification suffix. Compare post-classical Latin nihilificari to be reduced to nothing (in an undated text in Du Cange). Compare nihilify v.
rare.
The action of disregarding something; slighting; valuing at nothing.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > action of treating with contempt
noughtingc1225
indignationa1513
lightly1576
indignity1584
avilementa1617
nihilification1678
slight1701
1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) List Barbarous Words Nihilification, a setting at nought or slighting.
1820 Examiner No. 656. 705/1 The Courier's nihilification of the Learned Gentleman reminds us of the poet's panegyric.
1926 Philos. Rev. 35 75 Nihilification..the reducing of a more or less substantialized reality to ‘nothing’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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