incapacity
incapacity · incapacities
неправомочность
Unfähigkeit
The lack of a capacityThe lack of a capacity; an inability.
/ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪti/
» Sociopaths have an incapacity for love.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The lack of a capacity; an inability.
Unfähigkeit
lack of intellectual power
(countable, uncountable)Legal disqualification.
неправомо́чностьnepravomóčnostʹ
Examples
5 sentencesSociopaths have an incapacity for love.
Sociopaths have an incapacity for empathy.
Angst is the fear of our own incapacity for peace.
deAngst ist die Furcht vor unserer eigenen Unfähigkeit zum Frieden.
The root of the problem lies in our employees' incapacity to internalize the sentiments of the company.
Examples of conditions that may cause episodic periods of incapacity include asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, etc.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
legal disqualification:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
lack of a capacity:
Origin
substratebor.?substratebor.?
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Forms
plural: incapacities| Singular | incapacity |
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regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable