speechlessness

🇺🇸 /ˈspiːtʃləsnəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈspiːtʃləsnəs/
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noun
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the state of being unable to speak, often due to strong emotion

Her speechlessness after the unexpected announcement was palpable.

translation

n. the state of being unable to speak, often due to strong emotion

Word Forms

Plural speechlessnesses