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Incapability

The quality of being incapable; incapacity.

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Inability 76% connected

The quality or state of being unable; lack of ability; want of sufficient power, strength, resources, or capacity.

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Inaptitude 76% connected

Want of aptitude.

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Incapacity 76% connected

Want of capacity; lack of physical or intellectual power; inability.

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Incapable 74% connected

Wanting in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength, mental or mo…

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Incapable 74% connected

Wanting in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength, mental or mo…

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Synonym 1

Incapableness 92% connected

The quality or state of being incapable; incapability.

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Capability 94% connected

The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness; esp. intellectual power or ability.

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Capability 94% connected

The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness; esp. intellectual power or ability.

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the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"

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a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth

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the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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Conflict of interest noun · 86% connection

a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests

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Deciding noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Efficaciousness noun · 86% connection

capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"

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capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"

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Ego noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

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Image noun · 86% connection

(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty"

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Insufficiency noun · 86% connection

(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally

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Invalidation noun · 86% connection

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Knowledge noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Mental process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Nevus noun · 86% connection

a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth

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Acataleptic adjective · 78% connection

Incapable of being comprehended; incomprehensible.

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Adamantine adjective · 78% connection

Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as, adamantine bonds or chai…

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Adiaphorous adjective · 78% connection

Incapable of doing either harm or good, as some medicines.

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Anelectric noun · 78% connection

A substance incapable of being electrified by friction.

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Apathy noun · 78% connection

Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to th…

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Ballproof adjective · 78% connection

Incapable of being penetrated by balls from firearms.

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Barren adjective · 78% connection

Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals.

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Black adjective · 78% connection

Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of…

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Blushless adjective · 78% connection

Free from blushes; incapable of blushing; shameless; impudent.

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Bribeless adjective · 78% connection

Incapable of being bribed; free from bribes.

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Broken verb · 78% connection

Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman.

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Countless adjective · 78% connection

Incapable of being counted; not ascertainable; innumerable.

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