dowdification

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noun

The technique of distorting the meaning of a person's words by using selective quotations or an ellipsis.

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Meanings

dowdification1

noundowdification (uncountable)

alternative Dowdification

  1. rareuncountablejournalismThe technique of distorting the meaning of a person's words by using selective quotations or an ellipsis.

Dowdification2

nounDowdification (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of dowdification

Origin

From Dowd (“Maureen Dowd”) + -ification.

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APA

dowdification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dowdification

MLA

“dowdification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dowdification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dowdification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dowdification.

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