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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