indistinction
- noun
- /ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
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indistinción
- Despite his efforts, the artist struggled with indistinction, failing to gain recognition in the competitive art world.
Examples
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After years of hard work, she felt a sense of indistinction in her career as she remained unnoticed by her peers.
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His contributions to the project were met with indistinction, overshadowed by more vocal team members.
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Always aiming for superlatives, now grounded with indistinction, my new insignificance frees me to fly from the need to be special.
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Synonyms
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7.4
A time when a person or thing is unknown and not noticed
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A state of not being important or having little effect
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A situation or thing that is not worth much attention
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9.4
A state when something has little importance
Being unknown and not famous
Being hard to notice in a place or crowd
A state of not being seen or heard by other people
A state of being unimportant with no real effect
So small or unimportant that it does not matter
Antonyms
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Morphology
indistinction = distinction (semi-transparent) = in + distinct + ion
The negative prefix is clear, but this sense depends on the less basic meaning of 'distinction' as recognized excellence or eminence.
Etymology
Indistinction comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and distinction, the same root as distinct, meaning 'standing out' or 'separation'. So indistinction means not 'standing out' and describes someone or something without fame or clear recognition.