stultifyingadjective
uk/ˈstʌl.tɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/us/ˈstʌl.tə.faɪ.ɪŋ/formal disapprovingpreventing new ideas from developing:
These countries are trying to shake off the stultifying effects of several decades of state control.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unhelpful and Uncooperative
- awkward
- awkwardly
- deterrent
- foot
- it's every man for himself idiom
- man
- obstructionism
- obstructive
- passive-aggressive
- pre-emptive
- stifling
- uncooperative
- under your feet idiom
- unhelpful
stultify
verb [ T ] uk/ˈstʌl.tɪ.faɪ/us/ˈstʌl.tə.faɪ/
She felt the repetitive exercises stultified her musical technique so she stopped doing them.
stultifyingly
adverb uk/ˈstʌl.tɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ.li/us/ˈstʌl.tə.faɪ.ɪŋ.li/
stultifyingly dull/boring