demystification

See also: démystification

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

English mystification

English demystification

From de- + mystification.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

demystification (countable and uncountable, plural demystifications)

1. The removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.

Related terms

• demystify
• mystery

Translations

removal of mystery or confusion

• Catalan: desmitificació f, desmitització f
• Finnish: demystifiointi
• French: démystification (fr) f
• Portuguese: desmistificação f
• Russian: демистификация (ru) f (demistifikacija)
• Spanish: desmitificación (es) f
• Swedish: avmystifiering (sv) c