stultificationn.
/ˌstʌltɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ The action of stultify v., the state of being stultified; an instance of this.
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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun]
wantonnessc1405
absurdity1529
monstruousness1545
impertinency1573
ridiculousness1573
monstrousness1574
absurd1581
absurdness1582
incongruity1597
fancy1598
delirium1599
monstruosity1604
absurdum1606
foppishness1611
impertinence1616
nonsense1630
impertinentness1645
irrationality1647
monstrosity1651
nonsensicality1652
ridicule1668
ridicule1672
nonsensicalness1674
maggotry1706
preposterousness1727
zanyship1766
ridiculosity1773
drollness1823
stultification1832
nonsensity1834
farcicality1849
cockeyedness1858
1832 Whistle-Binkie 1st Ser. 56 Some others assist with their speeches and songs, In completing her stultification, O.
1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain ii. x ‘But as to the Market Cross, that came down a year before he was born.’ ‘It was the Town Council!’ said Ethel. ‘One of the ordinary stultifications of Town Councils?’
1901 ‘Linesman’ Words by Eyewitness xi. 225 Result as before, the daily arrival of refugees and a great stultification of the dominant Power.
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