the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak
“her muteness was a consequence of her deafness”
Word Forms
mute
adjective
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Mutismus
der Zustand, nicht sprechen zu können oder zu wollen
🇫🇷French
mutisme
la condition d'être incapable ou de ne pas vouloir parler
🇪🇸Spanish
mutismo
la condición de no poder o no querer hablar
🇮🇹Italian
mutismo
la condizione di non essere in grado o non voler parlare
🇳🇱Dutch
mutisme
de toestand waarin men niet kan of wil spreken
🇵🇹Portuguese
mutismo
a condição de ser incapaz ou não querer falar
🇷🇺Russian
мутизм
состояние неспособности или нежелания говорить
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गूंगापन
बोलने में असमर्थ या अनिच्छुक होने की स्थिति
🇧🇩Bengali
মিউটিজম
কথা বলতে অক্ষম বা অনিচ্ছুক হওয়ার শর্ত
🇮🇳Tamil
மதமாற்றம்
பேச முடியாத அல்லது பேச விரும்பாத நிலை
🇮🇳Telugu
మూకత్వం
మాట్లాడలేని లేదా ఇష్టపడని పరిస్థితి
🇮🇳Marathi
म्युटिझम
असमर्थ किंवा बोलण्यास तयार नसण्याची स्थिती
🇮🇳Gujarati
મ્યુટિઝમ
અસમર્થ અથવા બોલવા માટે તૈયાર ન હોવાની સ્થિતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮ್ಯೂಟಿಸಮ್
ಮಾತನಾಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗದ ಅಥವಾ ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മ്യൂട്ടിസം
സംസാരിക്കാൻ കഴിയാത്തതോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സംസാരിക്കാൻ തയ്യാറാകാത്തതോ ആയ അവസ്ഥ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
沉默症
无法或不愿意说话的情况
🇯🇵Japanese
緘黙症
話すことができない、または話す気がない状態
🇰🇷Korean
벙어리
말할 수 없거나 말할 의사가 없는 상태
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chủ nghĩa câm
tình trạng không thể hoặc không muốn nói
🇹🇭Thai
การกลายพันธุ์
ภาวะที่ไม่สามารถหรือไม่เต็มใจที่จะพูด
🇮🇩Indonesian
sifat bisu
kondisi tidak mampu atau tidak mau berbicara
🇲🇾Malay
mutisme
keadaan tidak boleh atau tidak mahu bercakap
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الصمت
حالة عدم القدرة أو عدم الرغبة في الكلام
🇮🇷Persian
لالی
شرایط ناتوانی یا عدم تمایل به صحبت کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
dilsizlik
konuşamama veya konuşmak istememe durumu
🇮🇱Hebrew
אילמות
המצב של חוסר יכולת או רצון לדבר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'mutism'?
The primary meaning of 'mutism' is 'the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'mutism' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'mutism' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'mutism' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'mutism' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'mutism' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'mutism' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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