sportsification

English

Etymology

From sports +‎ -ification.

Noun

sportsification (uncountable)

1. The treating of a subject like sports; overemphasizing competition in an unnecessary way.
   • 2012, Clay A. Johnson, The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption‎^[1], →ISBN, page 126:

     The “sportsification” of federal politics has made it so we treat elections like athletic rivalries, vilifying the other team at the expense of doing what's right for the country.

See also

• sportify