uncommunicativeness
- noun
- /ˌʌnˌkəmjunɪˈkeɪtɪvnəs/
- Her uncommunicativeness during meetings created a barrier to effective teamwork.
Examples
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The team's uncommunicativeness during the project led to several misunderstandings.
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The interviewer's questions were met with a surprising uncommunicativeness from the usually open athlete.
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His persistent uncommunicativeness made it difficult for his colleagues to understand what he was thinking.
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His uncommunicativeness made it difficult to understand his feelings.
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Her uncommunicativeness during meetings hindered collaboration among team members.
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His uncommunicativeness left his friends puzzled about his true feelings.
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The athlete's uncommunicativeness frustrated the coach, who needed feedback for improvement.
Synonyms
A feeling of not wanting to speak or share thoughts
Not enough talking or sharing of information between people
A condition where a person does not speak because of a physical or mental problem
Not able to say thoughts or feelings clearly when speaking
Not being able to speak or write clearly
A tendency to be quiet and avoid talking
A deliberate refusal to speak or share information with others
Being unable to tell or share feelings with other people
Not being able to speak clearly so other people understand you
Antonyms
How Communicative
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncommunicativeness = uncommunicative (transparent) = un + communicate + ive + ness
The adjective 'uncommunicative' is a clear combination of 'un-' + 'communicative', and forming the noun with '-ness' is a regular, productive process.
Etymology
Uncommunicativeness breaks into the prefix un- meaning 'not' and communicate, which comes from a word meaning 'to share', like the word common. So, uncommunicativeness is the state of not sharing thoughts or information.