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noun
disability, disablement, disqualification, failure, helplessness, impotence, impuissance, inadequacy, incapability, incapacitation, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency, ineffectualness, inefficacy, inefficiency, ineptitude, ineptness, infirmitas, infirmity, inopia, insufficiency, lack of ability, lack of competence, lack of power, powerlessness, shortcoming, undeftness, unfitness, unproficiency, unskillfulness, want of ability, want of capacity, want of power, want of skill
associated concepts: inability to meet an obligation, inability to pay a debt as it matures, inability to pay arrears, inability to work
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abortion (fiasco), disability (physical inability), disqualification (factor that disqualifies), failure (falling short), impairment (drawback), impotence, impuissance, incapacity, inefficacy
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
См. также в других словарях:
inability — inability, disability are sometimes confused because of their verbal likeness. Although both denote a lack of ability to perform a given act or to follow a given trade or profession, they are otherwise clearly distinguished. Inability implies… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Inability — In a*bil i*ty, n. [Pref. in not + ability: cf. F. inhabilet[ e]. See {Able}, and cf. {Unable}.] The quality or state of being unable; lack of ability; lack of sufficient power, strength, resources, or capacity. [1913 Webster] It is not from an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inability — (n.) mid 15c., inhabilite, disqualification for office, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) + ABILITY (Cf. ability). Earlier was unability incapability; incompetence (late 14c.). General sense by c.1500 … Etymology dictionary
inability — [n] disabling lack of talent, skill disqualification, failure, frailty, impotence, inadequacy, inaptitude, incapability, incapacitation, incapacity, incompetence, ineffectiveness, ineffectualness, inefficacy, inefficiency, ineptitude, ineptness,… … New thesaurus
inability — ► NOUN ▪ the state of being unable to do something … English terms dictionary
inability — [in΄ə bil′i tē] n. [ME inabilite: see IN 2 & ABILITY] the quality or state of being unable; lack of ability, capacity, means, or power … English World dictionary
inability — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ apparent, seeming ▪ complete, total ▪ chronic ▪ the government s chronic inability to face facts ▪ … Collocations dictionary
inability — n. inability to + inf. (her inability to pay caused trouble) * * * [ˌɪnə bɪlɪtɪ] inability to + inf. (her inability to pay caused trouble) … Combinatory dictionary
inability — in|a|bil|i|ty [ˌınəˈbılıti] n [singular, U] the fact of being unable to do something inability to do sth ▪ Alcoholism can result in an inability to cope. ▪ the government s inability to enforce the ceasefire … Dictionary of contemporary English
inability — in|a|bil|i|ty [ ,ınə bıləti ] noun uncount * inability to do something the fact of not being able to do something: He was frustrated by his inability to control the ball. the stomach s inability to cope with certain foods … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
