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From Dowd (“Maureen Dowd”) + -ification.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
dowdification
Today it means: The technique of distorting the meaning of a person's words by using selective quotations or an ellipsis. Full definition →
Today it means: The technique of distorting the meaning of a person's words by using selective quotations or an ellipsis. Full definition →
From Dowd (“Maureen Dowd”) + -ification.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.