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Definition of incommunicado in English: incommunicadoadjective ˌɪnkəmjuːnɪˈkɑːdəʊˌɪnkəˌmjunəˈkɑdoʊ Not able, wanting, or allowed to communicate with other people. they were separated and detained incommunicado Example sentencesExamples - We don't kidnap people and hold them incommunicado.
- For example, as discussed previously in this report, a person could be held incommunicado indefinitely with no apparent opportunity for judicial review.
- It seems rather suspicious that he's gone incommunicado.
- I expect he'll be incommunicado for at least 2 weeks.
- The project from the 6th circle of hell has been put to bed (for the second time in a month) and, as far as work's concerned, I'm incommunicado for a week.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Spanish incomunicado, past participle of incomunicar 'deprive of communication'. Rhymes aficionado, amontillado, avocado, Bardo, Barnardo, bastinado, bravado, Colorado, desperado, Dorado, eldorado, Leonardo, Mikado, muscovado, Prado, renegado, Ricardo, stifado Definition of incommunicado in US English: incommunicadoadjectiveˌɪnkəˌmjunəˈkɑdoʊˌinkəˌmyo͞onəˈkädō Not able, wanting, or allowed to communicate with other people. they were separated and detained incommunicado Example sentencesExamples - We don't kidnap people and hold them incommunicado.
- It seems rather suspicious that he's gone incommunicado.
- The project from the 6th circle of hell has been put to bed (for the second time in a month) and, as far as work's concerned, I'm incommunicado for a week.
- I expect he'll be incommunicado for at least 2 weeks.
- For example, as discussed previously in this report, a person could be held incommunicado indefinitely with no apparent opportunity for judicial review.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Spanish incomunicado, past participle of incomunicar ‘deprive of communication’. |