Inability
11inability — in|a|bil|i|ty [ ,ınə bıləti ] noun uncount * inability to do something the fact of not being able to do something: He was frustrated by his inability to control the ball. the stomach s inability to cope with certain foods …
12inability — [[t]ɪ̱nəbɪ̱lɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N to inf, usu with poss If you refer to someone s inability to do something, you are referring to the fact that they are unable to do it. Her inability to concentrate could cause an accident. ...the government… …
13inability */ — UK [ˌɪnəˈbɪlətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] the fact of not being able to do something inability to do something: He was frustrated by his inability to control the ball. the stomach s inability to cope with certain foods …
14inability — noun Etymology: Middle English inhabilite disqualification, from Medieval Latin inhabilitas, from Latin in + habilitas ability Date: 15th century lack of sufficient power, resources, or capacity < his inability to do math > …
15inability — /in euh bil i tee/, n. lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions. [1400 50; late ME inabilite < ML inhabilitas. See IN 3, ABILITY] Syn. incapability, incapacity, impotence, incompetence. See disability. * …
16inability — See inability, disability …
17inability — (singular, uncountable) the fact of being unable to do something: the government s inability to control inflation …
18inability — noun the state s inability to build a credible case against him Syn: lack of ability, incapability, incapacity, powerlessness, impotence, helplessness; incompetence, ineptitude, unfitness, inefficacy …
19inability — [ˌɪnəˈbɪləti] noun [U] inability to do sth the fact of not being able to do something …
20inability — Want of ability or capacity to act or perform. Want of physical capacity or of capacity in an abstract sense, as inability of a trust company to act as trustee under a deed of trust, arising from its insolvency. State ex rel. Bannister v Gantley …
