Inability

/ˌɪnəˈbɪləti/ noun

Definition

the state of being unable to do something; lack of ability

Etymology

From 'in-' (not) + 'ability', from Old French 'abilité', from Latin 'habilitas'

Kelly Says

This word is a perfect example of how English builds meaning through prefixes - 'inability' is literally just 'not-ability' with a fancy Latin twist!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
무능ት
ARالعربية
العجز
BNবাংলা
অক্ষমতা
CACatalà
incapacitat
CSČeština
neschopnost
DADansk
manglende evne
DEDeutsch
Unfähigkeit
ELΕλληνικά
αδυναμία
ESEspañol
incapacidad
FAفارسی
ناتوانی
FISuomi
kyvyttömyys
FRFrançais
incapacité
GUGU
અસમર્થતા
HAHA
rashin iya
HEעברית
חוסר יכולת
HIहिन्दी
असमर्थता
HUMagyar
képtelenség
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketidakmampuan
IGIG
enweghị ike
ITItaliano
incapacità
JA日本語
無能
KKKK
қабілеттілік
KMKM
ការមិនលក់
KO한국어
무능력
MRMR
अक्षमता
MSBahasa Melayu
ketidakupayaan
MYမြန်မာ
အားမဖြေခြင်း
NLNederlands
onvermogen
NONorsk
manglende evne
PAPA
ਅਸਮਰੱਥਤਾ
PLPolski
niezdolność
PTPortuguês
incapacidade
RORomână
incapacitate
RUРусский
неспособность
SVSvenska
oförmåga
SWKiswahili
kukosea
TAதமிழ்
திறனின்மை
TEతెలుగు
అసమర్థత
THไทย
ความไม่สามารถ
TLTL
kawalang-kakayahan
TRTürkçe
yetersizlik
UKУкраїнська
неспроможність
URاردو
ناپائیتا
VITiếng Việt
bất lực
YOYO
aigumo
ZH中文
无能
ZUZU
ukungakwazi

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