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incoordination

or in·co-or·di·na·tion

[ in-koh-awr-dn-ey-shuhn ]
/ ˌɪn koʊˌɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

lack of coordination.

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Origin of incoordination

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

Words nearby incoordination

inconveniency, inconvenient, inconvertible, inconvincible, incoordinate, incoordination, incor., incorporable, incorporate, incorporated, incorporating
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Example sentences from the Web for incoordination

  • If recovery takes place, convalescence extends over a long period of time, during which incoordination of movement may persist.

    Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture

British Dictionary definitions for incoordination

incoordination
/ (ˌɪnkəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən) /

noun

lack of coordination or organization
pathol a lack of muscular control when making a voluntary movement
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Medical definitions for incoordination

incoordination
[ ĭn′kō-ôr′dn-ā′shən ]

n.

ataxia
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