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incoordination

American  
[in-koh-awr-dn-ay-shuhn] / ˌɪn koʊˌɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən /
Or inco-ordination

noun

  1. lack of coordination.


incoordination British  
/ ˌɪnkəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən /

noun

  1. lack of coordination or organization

  2. pathol a lack of muscular control when making a voluntary movement

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of incoordination

First recorded in 1875–80; in- 3 + coordination


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“And usually it was my incoordination or getting stuck, too weak or sick.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023

The cow had died at one of the region's hundreds of dairies, but hadn't exhibited outward symptoms of the disease: unsteadiness, incoordination, a drastic change in behavior or low milk production, officials said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2012

General reactions are similar to those of one who has suffered a concussion of the brain, and there may be neuromuscular incoordination, and the gait is slightly staggering .

From Time Magazine Archive

He found that use of the drug prostigmine together with the Kenny method hastened recovery by reduction of muscle spasm and incoordination.

From Time Magazine Archive

She dropped to her knees because they were threatening to buckle in one of those flashes of physical incoordination to which the strongest will must bow occasionally.

From The Drums of Jeopardy by Harold MacGrath

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