invalidation
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7.7
- noun
- /ˌɪnvəˈleɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
invalidación
- The constant invalidation of her feelings made her doubt her own worth.
The little digs, the gaslight, the invalidation, the selfishness.
- The little digs, the gaslight, the invalidation, the selfishness.
Examples
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This allowed the social worker to avoid invalidation and argumentation and to gently probe for information that provided a greater understanding of the client's concerns.
Academic text (2007) -
With multiracial clients who have experienced social identity invalidation, this would involve connecting them to a supportive community of mixed-race others who could validate and nurture their chosen identity.
Academic text (2011) -
That there are differences between these perspectives offers no grounds for the invalidation of any particular perspective.
Academic text (1995) -
This invalidation may result in dire consequences for the individuals involved.
Academic text (2011) -
You talk about invalidation and consideration as two pillar habits that people need.
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Not having a friendly face in sight nor a friendly voice in range wore on Rachel with each passing step as the doubts and invalidation started to creep into her head.
Blog text (27) -
Resentment is caused and healed by invalidation and validation.
Blog text (30) -
Yet, when social structures, institutions, and norms transmit disapproval or invalidation of LGB identities and life experiences, they have the potential to threaten LGB youths' health independent of individual-level events.
Academic text (2012) -
A nonjudgmental approach softened suspicion and hypervigilance and was particularly effective with triply diagnosed clients, who had often experienced invalidation, rejection, and stigma and were thus extremely sensitive to rejection and unfavorable evaluation.
Academic text (2007) -
Experiencing invalidation in a relationship can lead to feelings of insignificance and hurt.
Synonyms
5
8.7
Saying you do not accept something, for example an accusation or agreement
1
7.5
A way of showing you do not value someone's ideas or feelings
1
9.3
The act of making someone or something seem less legitimate
Antonyms
How Dismissive
Surface Forms
Morphology
invalidation = invalidate (semi-transparent) = in + valid + ate + ion
This sense is built by the regular noun-forming suffix '-ion' added to the verb 'invalidate'.
Etymology
Invalidation comes from in- 'not' and valid 'true or acceptable'. A helpful way to remember the emotional meaning is to think of it as making someone's feelings 'not valid', or rejecting them, which is why it makes a person feel unimportant.