nonobjectification
Syllables
non-ob-jec-ti-fi-ca-tion
Pronunciation
/ˌnɑn.əb.dʒek.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Stress
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Morphemes
non- + object + -ification
The word 'nonobjectification' is a complex noun with seven syllables (non-ob-jec-ti-fi-ca-tion). It's formed from Latin roots with the prefix 'non-', root 'object', and the suffix '-ification'. Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ti').
Definitions
- 1
The action or process of treating a person or people as an object rather than as an individual with agency and dignity; the denial of someone's subjectivity.
“The novel explores the dangers of nonobjectification in a patriarchal society.”
“Her work challenges the nonobjectification of women in art.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ti'), following the pattern of stress placement in words ending in '-tion'.
Syllables
non — Open syllable, unstressed.. ob — Closed syllable, unstressed.. jec — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ti — Closed syllable, primary stress.. fi — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ca — Open syllable, unstressed.. tion — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Consonant clusters like 'ob' are maintained as onsets.
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Sonority Sequencing
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- Potential vowel reduction in the first syllable by some speakers.
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