1. to make someone feel foolish or ineffective; to impair or make futile
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘stultify’

Examples

• The rigid bureaucracy stultifies creative thinking in the workplace.
• Micromanagement stultifies employee initiative and productivity.
• The outdated curriculum stultifies students’ natural curiosity.
• Excessive regulation stultifies innovation in the tech industry.
• The authoritarian regime stultifies free expression and dissent.
• Constant criticism stultifies a child’s confidence and self-esteem.