Angst is the fear of our own incapacity for peace.
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Incapacity
//ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪti//
Synonyms for "incapacity" (82 found)
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25 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- некадърност noun (lack of a capacity)
- неправоспособност noun (legal disqualification)
- неспособност noun (lack of a capacity)
Catalan
1 entries- incapacitat noun (lack of a capacity)
Dutch
1 entries- onvermogen noun (lack of a capacity)
French
1 entries- incapacité noun (lack of a capacity)
Galician
1 entries- incapacidade noun (lack of a capacity)
German
1 entries- Unfähigkeit noun (lack of a capacity)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌿𐌽𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 noun (lack of a capacity)
Hebrew
1 entries- נבצרות noun (lack of a capacity)
Hindi
3 entries- अक्षमता noun (lack of a capacity)
- अपात्रता noun (legal disqualification)
- असमर्थता noun (lack of a capacity)
Irish
4 entries- míchumas noun (lack of a capacity)
- neamhacmhainn noun (lack of a capacity)
- neamhinneamh noun (lack of a capacity)
- neamhábaltacht noun (lack of a capacity)
Italian
1 entries- incapacità noun (lack of a capacity)
Manx
2 entries- anlheiltys noun (lack of a capacity)
- neuablid noun (lack of a capacity)
Portuguese
1 entries- incapacidade noun (lack of a capacity)
Russian
1 entries- неправомо́чность noun (legal disqualification)
Spanish
1 entries- incapacidad noun (lack of a capacity)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Sociopaths have an incapacity for love.
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Sociopaths have an incapacity for empathy.
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The root of the problem lies in our employees' incapacity to internalize the sentiments of the company.
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