gaucheness

noun

Definition of gauchenessnext
as in awkwardness

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  1. disability
  2. inability
  3. incapacity
Noun
  • Students with disabilities should continue to be counted in that group for two years after no longer needing services, aligning with how students learning English are followed after services are no longer provided.
    Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
  • In some high-profile cases, people with disabilities have been reportedly pushed towards suicide; euthanasia has arguably been used in the place of a social safety net.
    The Week, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of disability
Noun
  • To me, this inability to effectively estimate and demonstrate the value of AI is a significant barrier to widespread adoption in enterprises.
    Raj Koneru, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Following Trump’s victory over Harris, that television moment underscored a fatal flaw of Harris’ campaign that doomed her election bid – an inability to separate herself from an unpopular president whose approval ratings have hovered around 40% for most of his four years in the White House.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of inability
Noun
  • The deal never happened, so in January 1996, Lutnick activated an incapacity committee that had been outlined in the partnership agreements.
    Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • However, verification of political incapacity should not necessarily mean that the ward’s political voice is forever silenced.
    Eugene R. Schnitzler, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of incapacity
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Thesaurus Entries Near gaucheness

gauche

gaucheness

gaucho

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“Gaucheness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaucheness. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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