Meanings
noundelegitimation (countable and uncountable, plural delegitimations)
plural delegitimations
- countableuncountableThe act of removing the legitimacy from something, or of making something illegitimate.
Synonyms: delegitimisation, delegitimization · Antonyms: legitimation, legitimisation, legitimization
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of removing the legitimacy from something, or of making something illegitimate.
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishlegitimation
- Englishdelegitimation
From de- + legitimation.
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APA
delegitimation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delegitimation
MLA
“delegitimation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delegitimation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delegitimation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delegitimation.
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