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inability
/ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/
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What does inability mean?
noun
- Lack of the ability to do something; incapability.
- Lack of the option to do something; powerlessness.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/
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To fall under a load, denotes your inability to attain comforts that are necessary to those looking to you for subsistence.
Military barbarism, or the inability of communities to live together without frequent warfare, has been nearly outgrown by the whole Western world.
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The inability of young persons to express an emotion which they feel and appreciate heartily, can be always overcome in this way.
In most instances, however, the inability to sleep during pregnancy-- and indeed at any time--is due to a faulty frame of mind.