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in⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty

[in-uh-bil-i-tee]
–noun
lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME inabilite < ML inhabilitās. See in- 3 , ability


incapability, incapacity, impotence, incompetence. See disability.
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in·a·bil·i·ty   (ĭn'ə-bĭl'ĭ-tē)   
n.  Lack of ability or means.
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