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Incapacity

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

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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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Incapability 76% connected

The quality of being incapable; incapacity.

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Incapableness 76% connected

The quality or state of being incapable; incapability.

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Capacity 94% connected

The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things.

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Capacity 94% connected

The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things.

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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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Birthmark noun · 86% connection

a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth

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Cognition noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Cognitive content noun · 86% connection

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

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Cognitive operation 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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Cognitive 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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Condensation noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

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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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Efficacy noun · 86% connection

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

when a person's thoughts and feelings are rejected, ignored, or judged.; "Invalidation is emotionally upsetting for anyone, but partic…

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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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Ability noun · 78% connection

The quality or state of being able; power to perform, whether physical, moral, intellectual, conventional, or legal; capacity; skill o…

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Capability noun · 78% connection

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

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Concentrativeness noun · 78% connection

The faculty or propensity which has to do with concentrating the intellectual the intellectual powers.

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Dearth noun · 78% connection

Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine.

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Desiderate verb · 78% connection

To desire; to feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want.

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Disability noun · 78% connection

State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, capacity, lack, physical, intellectual.
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Disable verb · 78% connection

To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force, vigor, or power of action of; to deprive of competent physical or intellectual po…

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Droop verb · 78% connection

To hang bending downward; to sink or hang down, as an animal, plant, etc., from physical inability or exhaustion, want of nourishment,…

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Faculty noun · 78% connection

Ability to act or perform, whether inborn or cultivated; capacity for any natural function; especially, an original mental power or ca…

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Farad noun · 78% connection

The standard unit of electrical capacity; the capacity of a condenser whose charge, having an electro-motive force of one volt, is equ…

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Force noun · 78% connection

To constrain to do or to forbear, by the exertion of a power not resistible; to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means; to c…

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