unintelligibility

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Kaufmann opted instead for a consistent legato, sometimes at odds with the orchestra and, in extreme cases, slurring phrases into unintelligibility.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2022

Cumbersomely, phrases are italicized to the point of unintelligibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2021

After showing footage of Giuliani’s interview with Stephanopoulos, Kimmel joked about the unintelligibility of Giuliani’s words.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2018

At times during the trial, it was unclear how much unintelligibility was caused by mistranslation and how much by the deliberate indirection of witnesses.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 12, 2015

We hear much of his subtile psychology—we deem it psychological unintelligibility.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various