nullification
The act of nullifyingThe act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or no legal effect.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or no legal effect.
обнуле́ниеobnulénije
the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
(countable, uncountable)The nullification crisis in U.S. history, confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33 over the former's attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.
(countable, neologism, uncountable)Surgical removal of genitals (and sometimes nipples) as a form of body modification.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin nullificatio, from nullifico, equivalent to null + -ification.Borrowed from Late Latin nullificatio, from nullifico, equivalent to null + -ification.
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Forms
plural: nullifications| Singular | nullification |
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Synonyms
13 synonyms- the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something:override
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable