English to English

noun (n)

• derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  befooling
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  constipation, deadening, impairment
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of stultifying, or the state of being stultified.(noun)

  source: webster1913