in·a·bil·i·ty
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| lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions. |
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| in·a·bil·i·ty
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n. Lack of ability or means. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| inability | |
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| 1. | lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something [ant: ability] |
| 2. | lacking the power to perform [ant: ability] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
inability [inəˈbiləti] noun
the lack of power, means, ability etc (to do something)
Example: I was surprised at his inability to read.
Example: I was surprised at his inability to read.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Inability
Dis`a*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. Disabilities. 1. State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like. Grossest faults, or disabilities to perform what was covenanted. --Milton. Chatham refused to see him, pleading his disability. --Bancroft. 2. Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or incompetency. The disabilities of idiocy, infancy, and coverture. --Abbott. Syn: Weakness; inability; incompetence; impotence; incapacity; incompetency; disqualification. Usage: -- Disability, Inability. Inability is an inherent want of power to perform the thing in question; disability arises from some deprivation or loss of the needed competency. One who becomes deranged is under a disability of holding his estate; and one who is made a judge, of deciding in his own case. A man may decline an office on account of his inability to discharge its duties; he may refuse to accept a trust or employment on account of some disability prevents him from entering into such engagements.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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