delegitimization

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ legitimization.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

delegitimization (countable and uncountable, plural delegitimizations)

1. The act or process of delegitimizing (delegitimating).

   Alternative form: delegitimisation (Commonwealth)

   Synonym: delegitimation

   Antonyms: legitimation, legitimisation, legitimization

   • 2021, Ashley Parker, As Trump hints at 2024 comeback, democracy advocates fear a ‘worst-case scenario’ for the country in: The Washington Post, September 28, 2021‎:

     The very existence of these false allegations of rigged and stolen elections erode trust in the democratic process and are also likely to become the norm going forward, [Matt Masterson, who ran election security at the Department of Homeland Security between 2018 to 2020] added, because of a growing “cottage industry of election delegitimization and pre-delegitimization.”

Related terms

• delegitimate
• delegitimise, delegitimize
• legitimate
• legitimise, legitimize

Translations

act of delegitimizing

Dutch: delegitimisatie f French: délégitimation (fr) f Indonesian: delegitimasi (id) Japanese: 非合法化 (ひごうほうか, higōhōka) Polish: delegitymizacja f Portuguese: deslegitimação f Russian: делегитимиза́ция (ru) f (delegitimizácija) Spanish: deslegitimación f