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English noun: inability

1. inability (cognition) lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something


Broader (hypernym)cognition, knowledge, noesis


Narrower (hyponym)analphabetism, block, illiteracy, inaptitude, incapacity, incomprehension, mental block, stupidity, uncreativeness, unskillfulness


Antonymsability, power

2. inability (attribute) lacking the power to perform


Synonymsunfitness


Broader (hypernym)quality


Narrower (hyponym)incapability, incapableness, incompetence, incompetency, insensitiveness, insensitivity, insufficiency, unadaptability


Antonymsability









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