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inability [ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n
lack of ability or means; incapacity ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
inability noun incapability, incompetence, inadequacy, impotence, incapacity, ineptitude, powerlessness, ineffectiveness, uselessness, ineptness Her inability to concentrate could cause an accident. power, ability, potential, talent, capacity, capability, competence, adequacy Translations inability [ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ] N → incapacidad f inability to do sth → incapacidad para hacer algo his inability to express himself → su incapacidad para expresarse inability [ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti] n → incapacité 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] adv → in absentia inability 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 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 无力 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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