indecipherable (C1)
adjective
Pronunciation: /ɪndə-/
Definition
indecipherable means not decipherable; impossible to decode, read, understand or comprehend. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The doctor's handwriting was indecipherable.
The writer described the response as indecipherable.
A indecipherable tone can change the mood of a conversation.
How to Use indecipherable
- indecipherable + noun (collocation)
- Use indecipherable before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a indecipherable reaction."
- become indecipherable (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became indecipherable near the end."
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