Floccinaucinihilipilification is the act or habit of describing or regarding something as unimportant, of having no value, or of being worthless.
The critic's review was filled with floccinaucinihilipilification, belittling every aspect of the author's hard work.
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floccinaucinihilipilification
NOUN
mass noun
rare
The action or habit of estimating something as worthless.
Usage
Floccinaucinihilipilification is one of a number of very long words that occur very rarely in genuine use. For more details see antidisestablishmentarianism
Origin
Mid 18th century from Latin flocci, nauci, nihili, pili (words meaning ‘at little value’) + -fication. The Latin elements were listed in a well-known rule of the Eton Latin Grammar.
Pronunciation /ˌflɒksɪˌnɔ sɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
floccinaucinihilipilification
NOUN
mass noun
rare
The action or habit of estimating something as worthless.
Usage
Floccinaucinihilipilification is one of a number of very long words that occur very rarely in genuine use. For more details see antidisestablishmentarianism
Origin
Mid 18th century from Latin flocci, nauci, nihili, pili (words meaning ‘at little value’) + -fication. The Latin elements were listed in a well-known rule of the Eton Latin Grammar.
Pronunciation /ˌflɒksɪˌnɔ sɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
‘Humans are quick to partake in the floccinaucinihilipilification process, it has happened before and it will happen repeatedly until evolution explicates perfect men.’
Floccinaucinihilipilification (ˌflɒksɪˌnɔ sɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n)
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