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incapacity
[ in-kuh-pas-i-tee ]
/ ˌɪn kəˈpæs ɪ ti /
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noun
lack of ability, qualification, or strength; incapability.
Law. lack of the legal power to act in a specified way or ways.
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Words nearby incapacity
incapable, incapacitant, incapacitate, incapacitated, incapacitation, incapacity, incapacity benefit, Incaparina, incapsulate, in-car, incarcerate
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How to use incapacity in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for incapacity
incapacity
/ (ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
lack of power, strength, or capacity; inability
law
- legal disqualification or ineligibility
- a circumstance causing this
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