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Meanings of inability in English

Portuguese
incapacidade
Catalan
incapacitat
Spanish
incapacidad

Lacking the power to perform.

      incapacidade
      Usage of inability in English
      1
      Despite their inability to speak English, they had no problem understanding him.
      The apostle
      2
      The inability to listen to others does seem quite common these days!
      Radio NZ
      3
      But it also exposes a more fundamental problem: an inability to think.
      The Irish Times
      4
      One problem is the sector's apparent inability to make a unified case.
      The Guardian
      5
      I believe my voice betrayed my inability to believe what I heard.
      A conspiracy of paper: a novel
      6
      The court's inability to convene only deepens the political crisis in Gambia.
      Reuters
      7
      The French sinned blindly, through a strange inability to regard France dispassionately.
      Last and First Men
      8
      One problem was the inability to locate evidence from an old case.
      Ebony
      9
      She said this included their inability to provide her with reliable data.
      Radio NZ
      10
      How do the media work around their inability to deliver scientific evidence?
      Bad science
      11
      Romney said Obama's inability to work on the problem was a failure.
      Reuters
      12
      There was no actual thought, and a complete inability to form words.
      Here comes trouble
      13
      Small things annoyed him, particularly his own inability to do simple things.
      The Guardian
      14
      In truth, the inability to reach them lies entirely with the seekers.
      Five Years of Theosophy
      15
      The German differs from other patriots in the inability to understand patriotism.
      The Barbarism of Berlin
      16
      The difference in the name accounted for his inability to trace her.
      The Man from the Bitter Roots
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      Translations for inability
      Portuguese
      incapacidade
      Inability through the time
      Inability across language varieties
      South Africa
      Common
      Ireland
      Common
      United States of America
      Common
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