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inability

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in·a·bil·i·ty  (n-bl-t)
n.
Lack of ability or means.

inability [ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ]
n
lack of ability or means; incapacity
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.inability - lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
cognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
mental block, block - an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block"
stupidity - a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
inaptitude - a lack of aptitude
incapacity - lack of intellectual power
unskillfulness - a lack of cognitive skill
analphabetism, illiteracy - an inability to read
uncreativeness - a lack of creativity
incomprehension - an inability to understand; "his incomprehension of the consequences"
ability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
2.inabilityinability - lacking the power to perform        
unadaptability - the inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
insensitiveness, insensitivity - the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
incompetence, incompetency - lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
incapability, incapableness - the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
insufficiency - (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
ability - the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

inability
Translations
inability [ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ] Nincapacidad f
inability to do sthincapacidad para hacer algo
his inability to express himselfsu incapacidad para expresarse

inability [ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti] nincapacité f
inability to do sth → incapacité de faire qch
inability to pay → incapacité de payer
the inability of sb to do sth → l'incapacité de qn de faire qch
in absentia [ˌɪnæbˈsɛntiə] advin absentia

inability
nUnfähigkeit f, → Unvermögen nt; inability to payZahlungsunfähigkeit f

inability [ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (physical, mental) → incapacità
inability to do sth → incapacità di fare qc
inability to pay → impossibilità di pagare
inability [ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (physical, mental) → incapacità
inability to do sth → incapacità di fare qc
inability to pay → impossibilità di pagare

inability
n inability [inəˈbiləti]
the lack of power, means, ability etc (to do something) I was surprised at his inability to read. onvermoë عَجْز، عَدَم قُدْرَه неспособност neschopnost manglende dygtighed; manglende evne die Unfähigkeit ανικανότητα incapacidad võimetus ناتوانی kyvyttömyys incapacité אִי-יְכוֹלֶת असामर्थ्य nesposobnost, nemoć képtelenség ketidakmampuan vangeta incapacità, inabilità 不能 할 수 없음, 무능 negalėjimas, nesugebėjimas nespēja tidak mampu onvermogen manglende evne, udyktighet niezdolność (do) incapacidade neputinţă неспособность neschopnosť nezmožnost nesposobnost oförmåga การไร้ความสามารถ yetersizlik, kabiliyetsizlik 無力,能力缺乏 нездатність, нездібність معذوری sự bất tài


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The Fox on her return, discovered what had happened, but was less grieved for the death of her young than for her inability to avenge them.
Was he very uneasy in the meantime at his inability to give his daughter her birthright?
Hayward, after saying for a month that he was going South next day and delaying from week to week out of inability to make up his mind to the bother of packing and the tedium of a journey, had at last been driven off just before Christmas by the preparations for that festival.
 
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