inarticulation
UK/ˌɪn.ɑː(ɹ).tɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
inarticulation noun: the state of being inarticulate; inarticulateness.
Noun
inarticulation (countable and uncountable, plural inarticulations)
- The state of being inarticulate; inarticulateness.
- "The inarticulation of a fond father in an undemonstrative family setting is brought out admirably..."1976, Uma Parameswaran, A Study of Representative Indo-English Novelists, →ISBN, page 81
- Any point in the educational system in which the development of the individual is hindered.
- "Another traditional source of inarticulation is the requirement of an eighth-grade diploma for entrance to high school."1937, Fred Engelhardt, Alfred Victor Overn, Secondary Education: Principles and Practices, page 124
- An inarticulate or underarticulated utterance.
- "There are some methods of jargonification that became established quite early... These include verb doubling, sound-alike slang, the '-P' convention, overgeneralization, spoken inarticulations, and anthropomorphization."2002, Mad Macz, Internet Underground: The Way of the Hacker, page 111
Forms of inarticulation
| plural | inarticulations |
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Origin of inarticulation
From in- + articulation.
Words that rhyme with inarticulation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about inarticulation
- What does inarticulation mean?
- Inarticulation means the state of being inarticulate; inarticulateness.
- What part of speech is inarticulation?
- Inarticulation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce inarticulation?
- Inarticulation is pronounced /ˌɪn.ɑː(ɹ).tɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of inarticulation?
- The plural of inarticulation is inarticulations.
Words near inarticulation in the dictionary
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