Unintelligibility — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible

incomprehensibility as a consequence of being unintelligible

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌnɪntˌɛlɪdʒəbˈɪlᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌnɪntˌɛlɪdʒəbˈɪlɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌnɪntˌɛlɪdʒəbˈɪlɪti/

8 syllables Say it as /ˌʌnɪntˌɛlɪdʒəbˈɪlᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

incoherence incoherency

Antonyms

intelligibility

Word Forms

incoherent	adjective	without logical or meaningful connection
unintelligible	adjective	not clearly understood or expressed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unverständlichkeit

Unsinn, der einfach zusammenhangslos und unverständlich ist

🇫🇷French

inintelligibilité

des bêtises tout simplement incohérentes et inintelligibles

🇪🇸Spanish

ininteligibilidad

tonterías que son simplemente incoherentes e ininteligibles

🇮🇹Italian

incomprensibilità

sciocchezze semplicemente incoerenti e incomprensibili

🇳🇱Dutch

onverstaanbaarheid

onzin die eenvoudigweg onsamenhangend en onbegrijpelijk is

🇵🇹Portuguese

ininteligibilidade

absurdo que é simplesmente incoerente e ininteligível

🇷🇺Russian

неразборчивость

просто бессвязная и непонятная ерунда

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नासमझी

ऐसी बकवास जो बिल्कुल असंगत और समझ से परे है

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্বোধ্যতা

বাজে কথা যা কেবল অসঙ্গত এবং দুর্বোধ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

புரியாத தன்மை

வெறுமனே பொருத்தமற்ற மற்றும் புரிந்துகொள்ள முடியாத முட்டாள்தனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అర్థంకానిది

అసంబద్ధం మరియు అర్థం కాని అర్ధంలేనిది

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्बोधता

मूर्खपणा जो फक्त विसंगत आणि दुर्बोध आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુર્બોધતા

નોનસેન્સ કે જે ફક્ત અસંગત અને અસ્પષ્ટ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರ್ಥವಾಗದಿರುವುದು

ಸರಳವಾಗಿ ಅಸಂಬದ್ಧ ಮತ್ತು ಅರ್ಥವಾಗದ ಅಸಂಬದ್ಧ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവ്യക്തത

കേവലം പൊരുത്തമില്ലാത്തതും മനസ്സിലാക്കാൻ കഴിയാത്തതുമായ അസംബന്ധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਝਦਾਰੀ

ਬਕਵਾਸ ਜੋ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਅਸੰਗਤ ਅਤੇ ਸਮਝ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابل فہمی

بکواس جو کہ محض غیر مربوط اور ناقابل فہم ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

难以理解

完全是语无伦次、难以理解的废话

🇯🇵Japanese

理解不能

単に支離滅裂で理解できないナンセンス

🇰🇷Korean

난해함

일관되지 않고 이해하기 어려운 넌센스

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khó hiểu

điều vô nghĩa đơn giản là không mạch lạc và khó hiểu

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เข้าใจ

เรื่องไร้สาระที่ไม่สอดคล้องกันและไม่สามารถเข้าใจได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakjelasan

omong kosong yang tidak koheren dan tidak dapat dipahami

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi maintindihan

katarantaduhan na sadyang hindi magkatugma at hindi maintindihan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak dapat difahami

karut yang tidak masuk akal dan tidak dapat difahami

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم الوضوح

هراء هو ببساطة غير متماسك وغير مفهوم

🇮🇷Persian

نامفهومی

مزخرفاتی که به سادگی نامنسجم و نامفهوم هستند

🇹🇷Turkish

anlaşılmazlık

tutarsız ve anlaşılmaz saçmalık

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר הבנה

שטויות שפשוט לא קוהרנטיות ולא מובנות

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Using 'unintelligibility' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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