stultified

Meanings

• adjective

  Made dull or stupid; deprived of the power of thinking or acting intelligently.

  - "The long lectures left the students stultified."
  - "The monotonous music was enough to stultify anyone."
  - "The rigid rules stultified the creativity of the employees."

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Synonyms

humiliate

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Rhymes

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ultimated , frustrated , intimated , exaggerated

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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, silly, or stupid.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'stultified' was first used in English literature in the 15th century.

2. In psychology, 'stultification' is a term used to describe the process of suppressing or repressing intellectual or creative abilities.

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Related Concepts

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1. intellectual stagnation: A state of being mentally or creatively unproductive, often due to a lack of new ideas or stimulation.

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Culture

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The term 'stultified' has been used in literature to describe characters or situations that are dull, unimaginative, or lacking in intellectual curiosity. In art, it can refer to works that are overly conventional or formulaic.

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