dowdification
The technique of distorting the meaning of a person's words by using selective…The technique of distorting the meaning of a person's words by using selective quotations or an ellipsis.
Meaning
1 senses(rare, uncountable)The technique of distorting the meaning of a person's words by using selective quotations or an ellipsis.
Origin
From Dowd (“Maureen Dowd”) + -ification.From Dowd (“Maureen Dowd”) + -ification.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable