inarticulacy
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8.7
- noun
- /ˌɪnɑːrˈtɪkjʊləsi/
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inarticulación
- At the height of pleasure, Sade's characters do not yield to inarticulacy, but continue to own the pleasure that they speak.
Examples
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His inarticulacy made it difficult for him to express his feelings clearly.
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Yes, he was all of these monstrous things, but I do feel protective about his inarticulacy.
Blog text (4) -
Inarticulacy, authenticity.
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Furthermore, he can present his effort as a moral exercise of solidarity, portraying Dick as the victim of his own inarticulacy, an individual who would seek to attain historical relevance had he the linguistic means to do so.
Academic text (2017) -
His inarticulacy during the interview caused him to lose the job opportunity.
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She often struggled with inarticulacy when asked to speak in public.
Synonyms
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7.3
Speech or writing that is unclear and hard to follow
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9.1
Not able to say thoughts or feelings clearly when speaking
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7.5
A lack of clear, organized speech or writing that makes it hard to follow
Not being able to speak clearly so other people understand you
Lack of skill in speaking or writing that makes ideas hard to follow
Antonyms
How Articulate
Surface Forms
Morphology
inarticulacy = inarticulate (semi-transparent) = in + articulate + cy
The noun is regularly derived from 'inarticulate', but the less familiar abstract suffix '-cy' and the spelling change from final '-te' make the form somewhat less obvious.
Etymology
Inarticulacy comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and the word articulate, which means 'to speak clearly'. So, inarticulacy is the state of being 'not able to speak clearly' or to express yourself well.