| 词汇 | stultification |
| 释义 | stultification noun[ U ] formaldisapprovinguk /ˌstʌl.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌstʌl.tə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ a situation in which something is prevented from developing, or people are prevented from developing new ideas: After years of stultification, there is a new spirit of openness abroad. He regarded the proposal as likely to lead to the stultification of original thought. a state of boredom and lack of enthusiasm: They overuse the word "scientific" to the point of stultification. Related words stultify stultifying The band’s belligerent interpretations and anarchic performances of traditional songs served as an antidote to the stultification of folk music by purists. The simplicity of the language and the ritual-like repetition can, if not directed with absolute conviction, lead easily to banality and stultification. Deteriorating and making worse add admin aggravate backslide be downhillidiom debase deteriorate deterioration devaluation devalue disintegrate dog one step forward, two steps backidiom regress regression regressive regressively wear thinidiom worse worsen You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Preventing and impeding Bore and bored |
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