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unintelligibleimpossible to understand or comprehend; not clear or coherent

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: impossible to understand or comprehend; not clear or coherent

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌʌnɪnˈtelɪdʒəbl/

Korean meaning: 이해할 수 없는, 알아들을 수 없는

Korean pronunciation: 언인**텔**리지블

Example Sentences

  • After the dentist visit, my speech was completely unintelligible for hours.
  • The professor's lecture became unintelligible when he started mumbling into the blackboard.
  • The ancient manuscript was unintelligible without proper translation.

unintelligible

ADJECTIVE

//ˌʌnɪnˈtelɪdʒəbl//

impossible to understand or comprehend; not clear or coherent

unintelligible concept
💡 Concept

Airport staff finds the frantic passenger's explanation completely unintelligible

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unintelligible rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Writing unintelligible, can't tell if I'm eligible or if this form is even legible!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌʌnɪnˈtelɪdʒəbl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌʌnɪnˈtelɪdʒəbl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixun--
Rootintellig-
Suffix--ible

Origin

From Latin 'intelligibilis' meaning 'able to be understood,' derived from 'intelligere' (to understand, perceive). The prefix 'un-' negates the meaning, creating the opposite sense.

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🎵Rhyme

eligiblenegligiblelegible
eligible
negligible
legible

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

After the dentist visit, my speech was completely unintelligible for hours.

😄 Fun example

The professor's lecture became unintelligible when he started mumbling into the blackboard.

The ancient manuscript was unintelligible without proper translation.

His explanation was so technical that it became unintelligible to most of the audience.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

incomprehensibleincoherentgarbledindecipherableunclear

Antonyms

intelligibleclearcomprehensible

Related

intelligentintellectillegibleobscureambiguous