Quashment
/ˈkwɒʃ.mənt/noun
The act of quashing; formal suppression or annulment.
Did you know?Quashment comes from the same root as **quash**, which entered English through legal and French channels with the sense of crushing or suppressing, not from any mystical source—though its force feels almost ritual.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
quashen
“to crush, subdue, or suppress”
15th Century
Anglo-French
quasser
“to break, crush, or annul”
Late Latin
Latin
quassare
“to shake violently, dash to pieces”
Classical Latin
Latin
quatere
“to shake, strike, or beat”
Modern English
English
quashment
“the act or result of quashing”