Verboticism: Reitirate

DEFINITION: v. To unintentionally encourage bad behavior by responding to it in a manner that incites even worse behavior. n. A response designed to stop bad behavior, which paradoxically produces more of it.
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Reitirate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: re-IT-eye-rayt
Sentence: While she was well intentioned Muriel would invariably overdo her prodding to get Stan to do things her way and in the end would almost always reitirate, harping on a topic until Stan would just blow his cork.
Etymology: Blend of reiterate and irate.
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