Meanings
noundenazification (countable and uncountable, plural denazifications)
plural denazifications · alternative de-nazification · alternative de-Nazification
- countableuncountableThe process of the removal of Nazis from public office and positions of responsibility in Germany and Austria after World War II.
Synonyms: denazifying, de-nazifying, de-Nazifying
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe process of the removal of Nazis from public office and positions of responsibility in Germany and Austria after World War II.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsocial process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism
Similar
Broader
social process
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁tis
- Proto-Italic*gnātiō
- Latinnātiō
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- New Latinnātionālis
- Germannational
- Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
- Proto-Italic*sokjos
- Latinsokios
- Latinsocius
- Latinsociālis
- Frenchsocia
- Germansozial
- GermanSozialist
- GermanNationalsozialist
- GermanSoziinflu.
- GermanNazi
- EnglishNazi
- EnglishNazification
- Englishdenazification
From de- + Nazification.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans denazifikasie, denazifisering
- denazifikasieprocess of the removal of Nazis
- denazifiseringprocess of the removal of Nazis
Arabic اِجْتِثَاث النَّازِيَّة
- اِجْتِثَاث النَّازِيَّة (ijtiṯāṯ an-nāziyya)process of the removal of Nazis
Basque desnazifikazio
- desnazifikazioprocess of the removal of Nazis
Bulgarian денацифика́ция
- денацифика́ция (denacifikácija)process of the removal of Nazis
Catalan desnazificació
- desnazificacióprocess of the removal of Nazis
Chinese Mandarin 去納粹化 /去纳粹化
- 去納粹化 /去纳粹化 (qùnàcuìhuà)process of the removal of Nazis
Czech denacifikace
- denacifikaceprocess of the removal of Nazis
Danish afnazificering, denazificering
- afnazificeringprocess of the removal of Nazis
- denazificeringprocess of the removal of Nazis
Dutch denazificatie, denazificering
- denazificatieprocess of the removal of Nazis
- denazificeringprocess of the removal of Nazis
Esperanto sennaziigo
- sennaziigoprocess of the removal of Nazis
Estonian denatsifitseerimine
- denatsifitseerimineprocess of the removal of Nazis
Finnish denatsifikaatio
- denatsifikaatioprocess of the removal of Nazis
French dénazification
- dénazificationprocess of the removal of Nazis
German Entnazifizierung
- Entnazifizierungprocess of the removal of Nazis
Greek αποναζοποίηση
- αποναζοποίηση (aponazopoíisi)process of the removal of Nazis
Hebrew דֵּה־נָאצִיפִיקַצְיָה
- דֵּה־נָאצִיפִיקַצְיָה (de-natsifikátsya)process of the removal of Nazis
Hungarian nácitlanítás denácifikáció
- nácitlanítás denácifikációprocess of the removal of Nazis
Indonesian denazifikasi
- denazifikasiprocess of the removal of Nazis
Italian denazificazione
- denazificazioneprocess of the removal of Nazis
Japanese 非ナチ化
- 非ナチ化 (hinachika)process of the removal of Nazis
Korean 탈(脫)나치화
- 탈(脫)나치화 (tallachihwa)process of the removal of Nazis
Latvian denacifikācija
- denacifikācijaprocess of the removal of Nazis
Lithuanian denacifikacija
- denacifikacijaprocess of the removal of Nazis
Malay penyahnazian
- penyahnazianprocess of the removal of Nazis
Norwegian Bokmål avnazifisering, denazifisering
- avnazifiseringprocess of the removal of Nazis
- denazifiseringprocess of the removal of Nazis
Polish denazyfikacja
- denazyfikacjaprocess of the removal of Nazis
Portuguese desnazificação
- desnazificaçãoprocess of the removal of Nazis
Romanian denazificare
- denazificareprocess of the removal of Nazis
Russian денацифика́ция
- денацифика́ция (denacifikácija)process of the removal of Nazis
Slovak denacifikácia
- denacifikáciaprocess of the removal of Nazis
Spanish desnazificación
- desnazificaciónprocess of the removal of Nazis
Swedish avnazifiering, denazifiering
- avnazifieringprocess of the removal of Nazis
- denazifieringprocess of the removal of Nazis
Tagalog denazipikasyon
- denazipikasyonprocess of the removal of Nazis
Turkish denazifikasyon
- denazifikasyonprocess of the removal of Nazis
Ukrainian денацифіка́ція
- денацифіка́ція (denacyfikácija)process of the removal of Nazis
Vietnamese phi quốc xã hoá
- phi quốc xã hoáprocess of the removal of Nazis
Yiddish דענאַציפֿיקאַציע, דענאַציפֿיצירונג
- דענאַציפֿיקאַציע (denatsifikatsye)process of the removal of Nazis
- דענאַציפֿיצירונג (denatsifitsirung)process of the removal of Nazis
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with denazification
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
denazification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denazification
MLA
“denazification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denazification. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denazification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denazification.
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