incommunicado

[ in-kuh-myoo-ni-kah-doh ]

adjective

1. (especially of a prisoner) deprived of any communication with others.

incommunicado

/ ˌɪnkəˌmjuːnɪˈkɑːdəʊ /

adverb

1. postpositive deprived of communication with other people, as while in solitary confinement

Word History and Origins

Origin of incommunicado¹

1835–45, Americanism; < Spanish incomunicado. See in- ³, communicate

Word History and Origins

Origin of incommunicado¹

C19: from Spanish incomunicado, from incomunicar to deprive of communication; see in- ¹, communicate

Example Sentences

While these broadly sensing cells were incommunicado, the brain also seemed to miss signals from other more specific taste cells, such as those for sensing bitterness.

From Science News

Clare, Manu, and I were held incommunicado for 44 days, except for one phone call to our families.

From The Daily Beast

The head of al Qaeda was hiding but he was not incommunicado.

From The Daily Beast

If you want to be incommunicado for days on end, become an insurance agent, not a governor.

From The Daily Beast

He left town without telling even his wife where he was going and was incommunicado for several days.

From The Daily Beast

The officers and privates were supposed to be strictly "incommunicado," but even these found means of communication.

From Project Gutenberg

So I did translate and they wanted to know if Marina was held incommunicado, and she answered.

From Project Gutenberg

I get the impression that The Brain keeps incommunicado purposely.

From Project Gutenberg

If we could have, we'd have even Introverted the Maintainer, broken all the ties that bind us, chanced it incommunicado.

From Project Gutenberg

How terrible it is one cannot realize until he has known those whose dear ones are confined incommunicado within that prison.

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