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[Noun] | "in*flec*tion" | \ in-ˈflek-shən \
1: change in pitch or loudness of the voice
2: the change of form that words undergo to mark such distinctions as those of case, gender, number, tense, person, mood, or voice
3: a form, suffix, or element involved in such variation
Origin: 1531 ;
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(1) - { inflections } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
(1) - { inflection } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
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# 1 - { inflection deflection:5271671 }
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[ "inflection deflection" ]
1: when someone, in an effort to seem like they care, pronounces your name differently every time you see each other to deflect from the fact you have nothing to talk about or are too busy to remember anything about this person
* e.g., ... Frank: "Benjamin (BEN juh men), what's new?"
# 2 - { inflection:12273652 }
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[ "inflection" ]
1: To receive from outside influence a need to fix problems of a mutually desirable outcome.
* e.g., ... The Holy Spirit is the ultimate source of inflection because all he does is fix God's mistakes from only doing Good when there is a PERFECT universe he is not Good enough to Join by himself alone.
# 3 - { point of inflection:998234 }
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[ "point of inflection" ]
1: Calculus: A point at which the concavity of a mathematical function changes. Points of inflection occur where the second derivative f''(x)=0, and where f'''(x) doesn't =0.
* e.g., ... OF COURSE this is urban slang. "Whazzap wit da point of inflection, biatch?"
# 4 - { British inflection:17678964 }
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[ "British inflection" ]
1: When someone isn’t British but acts and sounds British to the point they are mistaken to be British. Usually not being from British descent they just naturally come off as if they were born there.
* e.g., ... “They have a British inflection despite being from Australia”
# 5 - { Inflection confusion:4039207 }
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[ "Inflection confusion" ]
1: When you mistakenly use the wrong inflection at the end of a sentence, resulting in confusion from both the listening and speaking parties
* e.g., ... Guy 1: man that cheeseburger was tasty as hell??
Guy 2: wtf did you just say dude
Guy 1: sorry man serious case of inflection confusion
# 6 - { Point of inflection:16026610 }
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[ "Point of inflection" ]
1: When, proverbially speaking, shit hits the fan, especially when one is talking about the us house ofrepresentatives.
* e.g., ... If you don't know what a point of inflection is, look at the 2018 us midterms, when the squad was born.
# 7 - { Pumpkin Spice Latte Inflection:14550018 }
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[ "Pumpkin Spice Latte Inflection" ]
1: What unique English teachers call it when your voice goes up at the end of a sentence that wasn’t a question.
* e.g., ... Oh, Ethan you used Pumpkin Spice Latte Inflection again. *Snickers, then Says* I would like a Large one this time.
# 8 - { Inflection Klaxon:15638480 }
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[ "Inflection Klaxon" ]
1: You type this in brackets when you say something that could be misinterpreted in textual form so as not to cause undue offence to people.
By putting this after phrases, you can easily banter someone on WhatsApp etc without them having a strop cos you think they're really digging you out.
* e.g., ... Drew, you are such an absolute gimp inflection klaxon
# 9 - { Inflection:18449844 }
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[ "Inflection" ]
1: The emotional energy attached to the words you speak. The inflection of the word is changed by tone and or pronunciation that you use.
* e.g., ... Okay is a multifaceted word that is mainly articulated by the inflection you use.
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