The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively.
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Inability
/ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/
Synonyms for "inability" (63 found)
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Determiner(2 words)
no capacity for workno powers
Noun(8 words)
obstaclepowerlessnesssense of powerlessnessstate of helplessnessunabilityunfitnesswere unable to workwork incapacity
Adjective(1 words)
unable to work now
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4 entriescognitive limitationphysical incapacitypolicy barrierresource shortage
Collocations
6 entriesdegree of inabilitygreat inabilityinability to concentrateinability to copeinability to learnserious inability
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
I am impatient with his inability to make decisions.
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I was surprised at her inability to do things promptly.
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Out of all the attributes of the gods, the one I find most pitiable is their inability to commit suicide.
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