incapableness

noun

Definition of incapablenessnext
as in disability

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapableness
  1. disability
  2. inability
  3. incapacity
  4. incompetence
  5. incompetency
Noun
  • Students with disabilities should continue to be counted in that group for two years after no longer needing services, aligning with how students learning English are followed after services are no longer provided.
    Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
  • In some high-profile cases, people with disabilities have been reportedly pushed towards suicide; euthanasia has arguably been used in the place of a social safety net.
    The Week, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of disability
Noun
  • Sometimes, the cop even pokes fun at the suspect’s inability to sprint, calling them out for being out of shape.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Navarro grew anxious over her inability to help support her family.
    Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of inability
Noun
  • But because of the incapacity of the LAF, Israeli mistrust of UNIFIL, the absence of an enforcement provision, and Hezbollah’s influence over decision-making in Beirut, Resolution 1701 was never fully implemented.
    Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Exceptions include people who submitted a voter removal request or those who cannot vote because of criminal convictions or mental incapacity.
    April Rubin, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of incapacity
Noun
  • Throughout history, in the United States and elsewhere, the imposition of political control on a civil service has been a recipe for incompetence and anti-democratic abuse.
    Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Eastwood’s story runs on the bedrock of the unimpeachable, confident that there is a definite truth to be discovered about an event such as the killing of Kendall and that only malevolence or incompetence could prevent its discovery.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of incompetence
Noun
  • Any disagreements, incompetencies, and misunderstandings will cause visible damage to your home and your mental health during the process.
    Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The entire public, with an average IQ of 100, was able to make an assessment of incompetency within the first three minutes or less of the debate.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
Definition of incompetency
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“Incapableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapableness. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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