unintelligibility

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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

A few theories: simple component parts, weaponized unintelligibility, dark innuendo, and power signifiers.

From Slate • Nov. 2, 2016

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

Besides, the universal conviction is that the sublimity of a doctrine is in exact proportion to its obscurity and its unintelligibility.

From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 by Huc, Évariste Régis