😵stultify (スタルティファイ)

verb
/ˈstʌltɪfaɪ/
愚かに見せる、または効果や熱意を妨げる (oroka ni miseru, matawa kōka ya netsui o samatageru)

意味

to make someone or something appear foolish, or to hinder effectiveness and enthusiasm
意味の翻訳
誰かや何かを愚かに見せる、または効果や熱意を妨げる
dareka ya nanika o oroka ni miseru, matawa kōka ya netsui o samatageru

例文

The repetitive tasks seemed to stultify the workers' creativity.

繰り返しの仕事が労働者の創造性を鈍らせているようだった。
Kurikaeshi no shigoto ga rōdōsha no sōzō-sei o noborasete iru yō datta.

同義語

hamper, hinder, suppress, weaken, frustrate

対義語

encourage, inspire, stimulate

コロケーション

stultify efforts, stultify creativity, stultify growth, stultify development

関連語彙

to melt or cause to melt after being frozen
to make a preliminary inspection or survey, especially of an area for military or strategic purposes
to collect or gather slowly and bit by bit, especially information or crops left after harvest
to move your head up and down, especially to show agreement or understanding
to come to an end, especially a period of validity or life
to compensate for faults or mistakes; to exchange something for value

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