stultification

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

stultification
    n 1: derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or
         inconsistent [syn: {stultification}, {befooling}]
    2: the act of making something futile and useless (as by
       routine) [syn: {stultification}, {constipation},
       {impairment}, {deadening}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Stultification \Stul`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n.
   The act of stultifying, or the state of being stultified.
   [1913 Webster]