incommunicado

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. In a state or condition of inability or unwillingness to communicate.
adv
  1. In a manner in which communication with outsiders is not possible, for either voluntary or involuntary reasons, especially due to confinement or reclusiveness.

Pronunciation

[ɪnkəmjunɨˈkɑːdoʊ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incommunicado.wav

Word forms

incommunicado

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish incomunicado, with spelling influenced by such English words as communicate.

Related words

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