/ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkt/
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Translation
Not clear enough to see or hear well.
Word origin
From Latin distinctus, meaning marked out, with the prefix in- meaning not.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- distinctus
- English cognates
- distinct, distinguish
Examples
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"Indistinct" means you could hear them but not the words.
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Here "indistinct" means hard to see clearly.
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"Indistinct" can also describe words that are not clear.
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