incapacitation

[ in-kuh-pas-i-tey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the state of not having the necessary ability, qualification, or strength to perform some specified act or function; incapacity: When the brain lacks sufficient oxygen, cognitive and mental ability declines, followed by physical incapacitation, and then unconsciousness or even death.

Origin of incapacitation

1
First recorded in 1720–30; incapacitat(e) + -ion

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