English Explanatory Dictionary

dowdification

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The technique of distorting the meaning of a person's words by using selective quotations or an ellipsis.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of dowdification

Word forms

dowdification

Etymology

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

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