self-stultification

noun

The process by which a statement or idea is inherently disproven, undermined or hindered by the very act of expressing it, without it being a logical contradiction.

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Meanings

nounself-stultification (plural self-stultifications)

plural self-stultifications

  1. human sciencesThe process by which a statement or idea is inherently disproven, undermined or hindered by the very act of expressing it, without it being a logical contradiction.

Origin

From self- + stultification.

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

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

Chicago

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

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