inability

[ in-uh-bil-i-tee ]
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noun
  1. lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.

Origin of inability

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English inabilite, from Medieval Latin inhabilitās; equivalent to in-3 + ability

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inability

/ (ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. lack of ability or means; incapacity

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