TRANSMOGRIFICATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does transmogrification mean? 

• TRANSMOGRIFICATION (noun)
  The noun TRANSMOGRIFICATION has 1 sense:

1. the act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one)

  Familiarity information: TRANSMOGRIFICATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANSMOGRIFICATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the transmogrification of the prince into a porcupine

Hypernyms ("transmogrification" is a kind of...):

transformation; translation (the act of changing in form or shape or appearance)

Derivation:

transmogrify (change completely the nature or appearance of)