banalisation
banalisation noun: the action of making something banal; trivialization.
Noun
banalisation (countable and uncountable, plural banalisations)
- The action of making something banal; trivialization.
- This displacement also partly explains the banalisation of the scientific 'marvellous': since the excitement of the moon landing, nobody cares much about Russians circling the earth for six months or a Pioneer photographing Saturn.1983, Christine Brooke-Rose, A Rhetoric of the Unreal, page 9
- Forcing smaller suppliers out of the category adds to the banalisation of retailing, resulting in the multiple retailers and major suppliers managing a category for their own purposes...2008, S.C. Bhatia, Retail Management, page 242
Forms of banalisation
| plural | banalisations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | banalization |
Origin of banalisation
From French banalisation, from Middle French; as if banalise + -ation.
Questions about banalisation
- What does banalisation mean?
- Banalisation means the action of making something banal; trivialization.
- What part of speech is banalisation?
- Banalisation is a noun.
- What is the plural of banalisation?
- The plural of banalisation is banalisations.
Words near banalisation in the dictionary
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