as in silence
incapacity for or restraint from speaking
the speechlessness of our cat never seemed so frustrating as the time that it was seriously sick
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silence
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Instead of encouraging students to wrestle with opposing views, many campuses reward silence or groupthink.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025 -
This time, DaBaby sits nearby, watching in silence before stepping in to stop the attack and hand the assailant over to police.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Speechlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speechlessness. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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