as in incapability
the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means
the apparent inability of young children to sit still
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Recent Examples of inability
Arsenal really need a productive window to re-establish their ambitions on the back of two that ranged from mixed (last summer’s incomings have not been entirely convincing) to deeply frustrating (the inability to bring in any form of attacking cover in January).
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James McNicholas, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The inability of Black veterans to access home loans left them segregated and sidelined from democracy even after the Voting Rights Act.
— Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
The back and forth has created volatility on Wall Street, confusion for consumers and massive amounts of uncertainty for businesses, who are paralyzed by their inability to plan for what’s next.
—David Goldman, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Less affable than in the previous season, King Henry’s narcissism and inability to face his decline are placed front and center.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025
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James McNicholas, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The inability of Black veterans to access home loans left them segregated and sidelined from democracy even after the Voting Rights Act.
— Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
The back and forth has created volatility on Wall Street, confusion for consumers and massive amounts of uncertainty for businesses, who are paralyzed by their inability to plan for what’s next.
—David Goldman, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Less affable than in the previous season, King Henry’s narcissism and inability to face his decline are placed front and center.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inability
Noun
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Francis’s blood tests confirmed an improvement and that a mild kidney insufficiency had subsided.—
Jason Horowitz,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Pope Francis, 88, spent his 10th day at Rome's Gemelli Hospital Monday for a complex lung infection that has led to the early stages of kidney insufficiency, according to the Vatican.—
Greg Norman,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Nothing will alter The Electric State’s disorienting, tone-deaf incompetence.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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When a government, or for that matter a corner grocery store, fires one employee for incompetence, that is good management.—
Phil Terrana,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
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When pressed on such timelines during a Senate hearing in December 2024, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf reiterated the issue isn’t a matter of corruption or incompetency, but federal support.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2025
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It's been a revolving door of incompetency under center for the Browns this year.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Inability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inability. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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