demystification

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noun

The removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.

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Meanings

noundemystification (countable and uncountable, plural demystifications)

plural demystifications

  1. countableuncountableThe removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishmystification
  8. Englishdemystification

From de- + mystification.

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Translations

Catalan desmitificació, desmitització
  • desmitificacióremoval of mystery or confusion
  • desmititzacióremoval of mystery or confusion
Finnish demystifiointi
  • demystifiointiremoval of mystery or confusion
French démystification
  • démystificationremoval of mystery or confusion
Portuguese desmistificação
  • desmistificaçãoremoval of mystery or confusion
Russian демистификация
  • демистификация (demistifikacija)removal of mystery or confusion
Spanish desmitificación
  • desmitificaciónremoval of mystery or confusion
Swedish avmystifiering
  • avmystifieringremoval of mystery or confusion

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

demystification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demystification

MLA

“demystification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demystification. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demystification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demystification.

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