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sissyfication

Syllables: sis·sy·fi·ca·tion/ˌsɪ.si.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

sissyfication noun: the act or process of sissifying.

Noun

sissyfication (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, informal) The act or process of sissifying.
    • The spirit of adventure is supplanted by "all the comforts of home". The progressive "sissyfication" of the American people is abetted.1938, Conservation, volumes 4-5, page 15
    • Indeed, with the internationalization and “Europeanization” of the NHL, many Canadian traditionalists feared the game's violent character might change and that hockey's internationalization might mean its “sissyfication.”2001, Andrei S. Markovits, Steven L. Hellerman, Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 96
    Synonyms:
    pussyfication
  2. A situation where a submissive is forced to take on a feminine role, that of a sissy.

Synonyms of sissyfication

Forms of sissyfication

alternative formsissification

Origin of sissyfication

From sissy (“timid or cowardly person”) + -fication.

Words that rhyme with sissyfication

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Questions about sissyfication

What does sissyfication mean?
Sissyfication means the act or process of sissifying.
What part of speech is sissyfication?
Sissyfication is a noun.
How do you pronounce sissyfication?
Sissyfication is pronounced /ˌsɪ.si.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/.

Words near sissyfication in the dictionary

  1. sissy bar
  2. sissy bars
  3. sissy hypno
  4. sissy squat
  5. sissy squats
  6. sissyfication
  7. sissygasm
  8. sissygasmed
  9. sissygasming
  10. sissygasms
  11. sissyhon

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