"delegitimation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdiːlɪˌd͡ʒɪtɪˈmeɪʃən/ Forms: delegitimations [plural]
Etymology: From de- + legitimation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|legitimation}} de- + legitimation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} delegitimation (countable and uncountable, plural delegitimations)
  1. The act of removing the legitimacy from something, or of making something illegitimate. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: delegitimisation, delegitimization

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "legitimation"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "legitimization"
    }
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From de- + legitimation.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of removing the legitimacy from something, or of making something illegitimate."
      ],
      "id": "en-delegitimation-en-noun-4CrtbS9w",
      "links": [
        [
          "removing",
          "removing"
        ],
        [
          "legitimacy",
          "legitimacy"
        ],
        [
          "illegitimate",
          "illegitimate"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "delegitimisation"
        },
        {
          "word": "delegitimization"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌdiːlɪˌd͡ʒɪtɪˈmeɪʃən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "delegitimation"
}
{
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    {
      "word": "legitimation"
    },
    {
      "word": "legitimisation"
    },
    {
      "word": "legitimization"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "de",
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      },
      "expansion": "de- + legitimation",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From de- + legitimation.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "delegitimations",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms prefixed with de-",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of removing the legitimacy from something, or of making something illegitimate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "removing",
          "removing"
        ],
        [
          "legitimacy",
          "legitimacy"
        ],
        [
          "illegitimate",
          "illegitimate"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌdiːlɪˌd͡ʒɪtɪˈmeɪʃən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "delegitimisation"
    },
    {
      "word": "delegitimization"
    }
  ],
  "word": "delegitimation"
}

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