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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
in·a·bil·i·ty 
[in-uh-bil-i-tee] Pronunciation Key
[in-uh-bil-i-tee] Pronunciation Key –noun
| lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions. |
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| in·a·bil·i·ty
(ĭn'ə-bĭl'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. Lack of ability or means. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| inability | |
noun | |
| 1. | lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something [ant: ability] |
| 2. | lacking the power to perform [ant: ability] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Inability
In`a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Pref. in- not + ability: cf. F. inhabilet['e]. See Able, and cf. Unable.] The quality or state of being unable; lack of ability; want of sufficient power, strength, resources, or capacity. It is not from an inability to discover what they ought to do, that men err in practice. --Blair. Syn: Impotence; incapacity; incompetence; weakness; powerlessness; incapability. See Disability.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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