delegitimization

American  

[dee-li-jit-uhm-iz-ay-shuhn, -ahyz-] / ˌdi lɪˌdʒɪt əm ɪzˈeɪ ʃən, -aɪz- /

noun

1. the act or process of delegitimizing or removing the legitimate status of something.

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Example Sentences

We identified about 1.03 million posts that likely referenced delegitimization.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2022

But if the price of their heroism is silencing, retribution, death threats, and delegitimization, we should perhaps find another name for them.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2020

“Mr. Tsipras’s delegitimization will be speedy. He will have to step down within the first weeks,” said Dimitris Keridis, an associate professor of international politics at Panteion University in Athens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2015

I attempted to alert them to the fact that my mother ordered pizza for the book party, which means that she provided material support for delegitimization!

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2013

The battlefields, the study says, will be "hubs of delegitimization" based in such cities as London, Toronto, Brussels, and Madrid.

From Newsweek • Jan. 5, 2010