inflexibility
pronunciation
How to pronounce inflexibility in British English:
UK [ɪnˌfleksə'bɪlətɪ]
How to pronounce inflexibility in American English:
US [ɪnˌfleksə'bɪlətɪ]
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- Noun:
- a lack of physical flexibility
- the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe
Word Origin
- inflexibility (n.)
- 1610s, from inflexible + -ity.
Example
- 1. But still the biggest problem is inflexibility .
- 2. In part , these unfortunate outcomes reflect the inflexibility of china 's education system .
- 3. Kamal nath , the indian trade minister , accused the rich countries of arrogance and inflexibility .
- 4. With a growth slowdown overtaking inflation as china 's big risk , such inflexibility may prove dangerous .
- 5. Second , the heart of the issue is not china 's exchange rate , per se , but the inflexibility of the exchange rate regime .