HyperDic: inability

English > 2 senses of the word *inability*:
NOUN	cognition	inability	lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
NOUN	attribute	inability, unfitness	lacking the power to perform

inability > pronunciation
Sounds	ih.nahbih'lihtiy
Rhymes	ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...

English > *inability*: 2 senses > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something.
Narrower	block, mental block	An inability to remember or think of something you normally can do
	illiteracy, analphabetism	An inability to read
	inaptitude	A lack of aptitude
	incapacity	lack of intellectual power
	incomprehension	An inability to understand
	stupidity	A poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
	uncreativeness	A lack of creativity
	unskillfulness	A lack of cognitive skill
Broader	cognition, knowledge, noesis	The psychological result of perception / perception and learning and reasoning
Opposite	ability, power	possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
Spanish	incapacidad
Catalan	incapacitat

English > *inability*: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	lacking the power to perform.
Synonym	unfitness
Narrower	incapability, incapableness	The quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
	incompetence, incompetency	lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
	insensitivity, insensitiveness	The inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
	insufficiency	(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
	unadaptability	The inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances
Broader	quality	An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Opposite	ability	The quality of being able to perform
Spanish	incapacidad
Catalan	inaptitut, incapacitat

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