unability

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US /ˌʌnəˈbɪləti/ UK /ˌʌnəˈbɪləti/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    lack of ability; inability

    His unability to swim kept him at the shallow end of the pool.

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Synonyms
1 noun · lack of ability; inability inabilityincapacityincapabilitypowerlessnessineptitude
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Etymology

From un- ('not') + ability. Ability derives from Old French ablete, from Latin habilitas ('aptitude, fitness'), from habilis ('handy, apt'), from habere ('to have, hold').

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