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voiceless

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈvɔɪsɫəs// UK //vˈɔɪsləs// voice·less

adj. not having the power to speak or be heard. It describes people who are ignored or groups that do not have a say in important decisions.

adj. lacking the power or ability to express an opinion or be heard. Often used to describe marginalized groups or individuals whose concerns are systematically ignored by those in authority.


SIMPLE

The children felt voiceless in the meeting.

CONTEXTUAL

The new policy was criticized for ignoring the voiceless communities that live in the city's poorest neighborhoods.

COMPLEX

In many historical contexts, women were considered voiceless, their legal and political rights so severely restricted that their public influence was effectively nonexistent.

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Origin

From voice + -less.

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