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incapacity

/ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪti/

incapacity noun: the lack of a capacity; an inability.

Noun

incapacity (countable and uncountable, plural incapacities)

  1. The lack of a capacity; an inability.
    • So that it is not the insufficiency or incapacity of man's mind, but it is the remote standing or placing thereof that breedeth these mazes and incomprehensions;1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas...
  2. Legal disqualification.

incapacity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

incapacity in Hindi

lack of a capacity
असमर्थता asmarthatā, अक्षमता akṣamtā
legal disqualification
अपात्रता apātratā

incapacity in Tamil

திறனின்மை, திறமை இன்மை, திறமையின்மை

incapacity in Urdu

لاچاری, مجبوری

incapacity in Bengali

অক্ষমতা, অসমর্থতা, অযোগ্যতা
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incapacity in Malayalam
പ്രാപ്തിക്കുറവ്, ബുദ്ധിഹീനത, നയപരമായ അയോഗ്യത, കഴിവുകേട്
incapacity in Kannada
ಅಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ, ಅಶಕ್ತತೆ, ಅನರ್ಹತೆ

Forms of incapacity

pluralincapacities

Plural of incapacity: incapacities

Origin of incapacity

From in- (“negative”) + capacity.

Words formed from incapacity

Questions about incapacity

What does incapacity mean?
Incapacity means the lack of a capacity; an inability.
What is incapacity in Hindi?
Incapacity in Hindi is असमर्थता (asmarthatā), अक्षमता (akṣamtā), अपात्रता (apātratā). See Incapacity meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is incapacity?
Incapacity is a noun.
How do you pronounce incapacity?
Incapacity is pronounced /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪti/.
What is the plural of incapacity?
The plural of incapacity is incapacities.

Words near incapacity in the dictionary

  1. incapacitating
  2. incapacitation
  3. incapacitations
  4. incapacitative
  5. incapacities
  6. incapacity
  7. incaps
  8. incapsidation
  9. incapsidations
  10. incapsulate
  11. incapsulated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: incapacity (page history and authors); incapacity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); incapacity (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Incapacity (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); incapacity (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); incapacity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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