| NOUN | state | voicelessness, aphonia | a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice |
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| communication | voicelessness, whisper, whispering, susurration | speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords | |
| attribute | voicelessness | having no voice in the management or control of affairs |
| Meaning | A disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice. | |
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| Synonym | aphonia | |
| Broader | speech disorder, speech defect, defect of speech | A disorder of oral speech |
| Spanish | afonía | |
| Catalan | afonia | |
| Adjectives | voiceless | being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech |
| Meaning | speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords. | |
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| Synonyms | whisper, whispering, susurration | |
| Narrower | stage whisper | A loud whisper that can be overheard |
| Broader | speaking, speech production | The utterance of intelligible speech |
| Spanish | susurro | |
| Catalan | murmuri, xiuxiueig | |
| Adjectives | voiceless | produced without vibration of the vocal cords |
| Meaning | Having no voice in the management or control of affairs. | |
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| Example | "the voicelessness of those who live in situations of hopelessness" | |
| Broader | powerlessness, impotence, impotency | The quality of lacking strength or power |
| Adjectives | voiceless | deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote |
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