inability

[ in-uh-bil-i-tee ]
/ ˌɪn əˈbɪl ɪ ti /
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noun

lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.

Origin of inability

1400–50; late Middle English inabilite < Medieval Latin inhabilitās. See in-3, ability

synonym study for inability

See disability.

Words nearby inability

in-world, in-your-face, in., in. hg, ina, inability, inaccessible, inaccuracy, inaccurate, inaction, inactivate

Words related to inability

weakness, incompetence, lack, failure, shortcoming, ineptitude, inefficiency, impotence, powerlessness, necessity, inadequacy, insufficiency, incapacity, ineffectiveness, frailty, inefficacy, disqualification, incapability, ineptness, inaptitude

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British Dictionary definitions for inability

inability
/ (ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ) /

noun

lack of ability or means; incapacity