invincibility
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7.6
- noun
- /ɪnˌvɪn.sɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
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invencibilidad
- On the contrary, successive generations were educated in the belief of their invincibility, military and otherwise.
- sense of invincibility
You driving around in your steel enclosed fantasy of invincibility.
- You driving around in your steel enclosed fantasy of invincibility.
- You know, and you get that sense of invincibility and, and, and you fucking crave it.
- You get this stupid sense of, I suppose invincibility where you think you you think you might get caught, but you just hope that you don't.
- Really the invincibility that we should be most concerned with has to do with our self and our judgment about our self.
Examples
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Ironically, it is possible that the sports environment had actually fostered the development of this feeling of invincibility.
Academic text (1992) -
The team's invincibility during the championship season made them favorites among fans.
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You know, invincibility lies in defense.
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Invincibility in battle could go really well in our line of work.
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Rockhold has this air of invincibility mentally right now as well.
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It is time to destroy the myth of Russian invincibility.
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The forgiving attitude of the international community also contributed to Mugabe's sense of invincibility.
Academic text (2000) -
The media helped perpetrate the myth of Daley's invincibility.
Fiction book (1992) -
The assassination shattered the legend of Hezbollah's invincibility.
Academic text (2009) -
For Abu Jihad, al Qaeda's 9/11 attacks against the United States shattered the myth of American invincibility and exposed America's true weakness.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
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7.9
The state of not being able to be harmed in body or feelings
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9.8
The state of being strong enough to resist attack
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9.4
A strong will to keep trying and not be defeated
A state in which something cannot be attacked, questioned, or defeated
Antonyms
How Invincible
Surface Forms
Morphology
invincibility = invincible (semi-transparent) = in + vinc + ible + ity
This is a standard noun formation from the adjective 'invincible' with the suffix '-ity'.
Etymology
The word invincibility comes from the Latin parts in- meaning 'not' and vincere meaning 'to conquer', the same root you see in victory. So invincibility is being 'not conquered', which is why it means impossible to defeat.