stultification

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of making someone or something dull or unintelligent.

  - "The strict upbringing of the children led to their stultification."
  - "The stultification of creativity in the workplace is a common problem."

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Variants

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stultification , stultifications , stultified , stultifies , stultify , stultifying

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'stultus' meaning foolish or stupid.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'stultification' is rarely used in everyday language and is often found in academic or literary contexts.

2. The concept of stultification has been explored in various works of literature, including 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley and '1984' by George Orwell.

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1. Conformity: The tendency to comply with the group or societal norms, which can lead to stultification of individuality and creativity.

2. Creativity: The ability to generate new and original ideas, which can be stifled by stultification.

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Culture

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Stultification is a concept that has been explored in various forms of literature and art, often portraying the negative effects of strict rules and conformity on individual creativity and intelligence.

How to Memorize "stultification"

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Stifles Thinking Underlying Intelligence' to remember the meaning of stultification.

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