delegitimization
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8.7
- noun
- /ˌdiːlɛdʒɪtɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Formal
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delegitimización
- The ongoing delegitimization of the government's authority has led to widespread protests.
- delegitimization of Israel
Examples
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The potential implications of delegitimization for Western security policy have, to some extent, already been indicated.
Academic text (1990) -
Current signs of evident delegitimization should therefore be seen in perspective.
Academic text (1990) -
I will look critically at two of these: delegitimization and double standards.
Academic text (2010) -
A steady delegitimization of Western power is underway.
Academic text (2009) -
Despite high support for the intifada, this process of delegitimization continued throughout 2001.
Academic text (2002) -
The international delegitimization of Israel haunts day-to-day life.
Academic text (2010) -
The goal for Israel should be the neutralization and delegitimization of Hezbollah and Hamas.
Blog text (2) -
If this reinforcement is not forthcoming, and the moral culture is exceptionally vigorous, the consequence will be the delegitimization not of the culture, but of the political power instead.
Academic text (1999) -
Since claims about Israeli human rights violations are one form of such criticism, it can scarcely be argued that those who report on human rights violations are not a target of such delegitimization, if sometimes an implicit one.
Academic text (2010) -
Nevertheless, the Palestinians and their political allies have been successful in maintaining a delegitimization campaign against Israel, particularly since the U.N.-sponsored World Conference against Racism that took place in September 2001 in Durban, South Africa.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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7.5
Making a person or thing less respected and less valued
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8.4
Treating a person as shameful so others avoid or blame them
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7.7
The act of taking away official approval from a hospital, school, or person
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9.3
The act of making someone or something seem less legitimate
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
delegitimization = delegitimize (transparent) = de + legitimate + ize + ation
This is a standard noun formation from the verb 'delegitimize' meaning the act or process of making something lose legitimacy.
Etymology
Delegitimization breaks into de- meaning 'remove' and legitimate meaning 'lawful' or 'accepted'. So delegitimization is the process of taking away public trust or the legal standing of a person or idea, making them seem not lawful or not accepted.