Eluctation

/ɪˌlʌkˈteɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The act of struggling against or resisting something; forceful effort against opposition.

Etymology

From Latin 'eluctatio,' the noun form of 'eluctari' (to struggle out). The '-tion' suffix converts the verb into a noun describing the action itself.

Kelly Says

Just like 'eluctate,' this word is nearly lost from English, but it survived in specialized writing about ancient Roman wrestling and in philosophical texts describing resistance to fate — it's a ghost of Latin's precision for describing struggle.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መላእሰብ
me-la-a-seb
ARالعربية
تلعثم
tala-a-tham
BNবাংলা
বাক্য সৃষ্টির কষ্ট
ba-kya sur-shti-r kosh-t
CACatalà
elucubracions
e-ly-ky-bra-syons
CSČeština
nesmělost
nes-me-lost
DADansk
talsvigt
tals-vigt
DEDeutsch
Wortfindungsschwierigkeit
vort-fin-dungs-shvyer-ik-keit
ELΕλληνικά
αποφυγής
a-po-fy-gis
ESEspañol
elocución
e-lo-kyoo-sión
FAفارسی
مشتاق
mosh-taq
FISuomi
puheenvaraisuus
puu-heen-va-rai-suus
FRFrançais
éludation
e-ly-da-syon
GUGU
ભાષણમાં મુશ્કેલી
bha-sha-n ma-am mush-ke-li
HAHA
ciwon magana
chi-won ma-ga-na
HEעברית
היסוס
his-us
HIहिन्दी
भाषण में कठिनाई
bha-sha-n mein ka-thi-na-i
HUMagyar
beszédképtelenség
bes-zhed-kep-te-len-sé-g
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesulitan bicara
ke-su-li-tan bi-ca-ra
IGIG
ịgụ
i-gu
ITItaliano
elusione
e-lyu-zión-e
JA日本語
発話困難
hatsu-wa-kun-nan
KKKK
сөйлеу қиындығы
soy-leu qiyn-dy-gy
KMKM
ការប្រកប
ka-ar-prak-bap
KO한국어
말더듬
mal-deo-deum
MRMR
भाषणात अडथळा
bha-sha-naat ad-tha-la
MSBahasa Melayu
ketidakmampuan bercakap
ke-ti-ada-ke-mu-kan ber-ca-kap
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြောရေး ကြုံ
ska-ba-pya-re-kya-kun
NLNederlands
wroeging
vroe-ging
NONorsk
talevans
ta-le-vans
PAPA
ਵਾਕ-ਬનાવ માં મુશ્કਿਲ
vaak-banaav ma-an mush-kil
PLPolski
nieśmiałość
nie-s-mja-łość
PTPortuguês
elucubração
e-ly-ky-bra-são
RORomână
îndoială
in-do-ia-la
RUРусский
неловкость речи
ne-lov-kost rechi
SVSvenska
tvekan
tve-kan
SWKiswahili
kuzushi
ku-zu-shi
TAதமிழ்
மொழித் தடுப்பு
mo-zhith tha-ppu
TEతెలుగు
సందేహం
san-de-ham
THไทย
พูดไม่คล่อง
phoo-d mai klong
TLTL
pag-aalinlangan
pa-ga-a-lin-lan-gan
TRTürkçe
konuşma güçlüğü
konuş-ma güç-lüğü
UKУкраїнська
неловкість мови
ne-lov-kist mo-vyi
URاردو
بہت بے چینی
be-hat be-cha-ni
VITiếng Việt
lúng túng
lung tung
YOYO
sọrọ
so-ro
ZH中文
口吃
kou-chi
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la

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