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delegittimazione

delegitimization

noun deh-leh-jeet-tee-mah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Usage Note

Delegittimazione is a formal political and journalistic term for the systematic undermining of an authority's legitimacy. It appears almost exclusively in political discourse and editorial writing; it would sound out of place in casual conversation. The verb is delegittimare.

Examples

"La delegittimazione delle istituzioni preoccupa molti."

Natural Translation

The delegitimization of institutions worries many.

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