invincibility
pronunciation
How to pronounce invincibility in British English:
UK [ɪnˌvɪnsə'bɪlətɪ]
How to pronounce invincibility in American English:
US [ɪnˌvɪnsə'bɪlətɪ]
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- Noun:
- the property being difficult or impossible to defeat
Word Origin
- invincibility (n.)
- 1670s, from invincible + -ity.
Example
- 1. Yet there are signs the belief in us invincibility is waning .
- 2. His illness will probably hinder his campaign , undermining his image of invincibility .
- 3. He has not competed since then , a fallow period during which he lost his world record and , perhaps , his invincibility .
- 4. She argued that in fracturing the myth of american invincibility , the attacks also indirectly prompted a resurgence in patriarchal ideals , and a return to old-fashioned perceptions of gender .
- 5. In his public life , he exhibits vulnerability and invincibility in equal measure , but he 's just as apt at villainy -- especially here .