English noun: inability |
1. | inability (cognition) lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cognition, knowledge, noesis |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | analphabetism, block, illiteracy, inaptitude, incapacity, incomprehension, mental block, stupidity, uncreativeness, unskillfulness |
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| Antonyms | ability, power |
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2. | inability (attribute) lacking the power to perform |
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| Synonyms | unfitness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | quality |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | incapability, incapableness, incompetence, incompetency, insensitiveness, insensitivity, insufficiency, unadaptability |
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| Antonyms | ability |
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