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dowdification

dowdification noun: the technique of distorting the meaning of a person's words by using selective quotations or an ellipsis.

Noun (1)

dowdification (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The technique of distorting the meaning of a person's words by using selective quotations or an ellipsis.

Noun (2) capitalized: Dowdification

Dowdification (uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of dowdification

Forms of dowdification

alternative formDowdification

Origin of dowdification

From Dowd (“Maureen Dowd”) + -ification.

Questions about dowdification

What does dowdification mean?
Dowdification means the technique of distorting the meaning of a person's words by using selective quotations or an ellipsis.
What part of speech is dowdification?
Dowdification is a noun.

Words near dowdification in the dictionary

  1. dowdied up
  2. dowdier
  3. dowdies
  4. dowdies up
  5. dowdiest
  6. dowdification
  7. dowdified
  8. dowdifies
  9. dowdify
  10. dowdifying
  11. dowdily

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