Incapacity

//ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪti// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The lack of a capacity; an inability. countable, uncountable

    "So that it is not the insufficiency or incapacity of man's mind, but it is the remote standing or placing thereof that breedeth these mazes and incomprehensions;"

  2. 2
    lack of physical or natural qualifications wordnet
  3. 3
    Legal disqualification. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    lack of intellectual power wordnet

Synonyms

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inabilitybrainlessnesscaducitydecrepitudedisabilitydisablement

Example

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"Angst is the fear of our own incapacity for peace."

Etymology

From in- (“negative”) + capacity.

Related phrases

educated incapacity

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